Airtel Phone Call Costs: Telecommunications firm Airtel has increased the cost of making phone calls through its network. This follows the decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta to assent to new taxes that will see telecommunication firms part with nearly Sh. 7 billion per year.
Airtel has raised the cost of making calls by up to Sh. 0.78. These changes were announced to its subscribers through short text messages.
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Following this price increase, calls to other networks will cost Sh. 2.78 per minute up from Sh. 2 effective Friday. Mobile data and SMS charges however remain unchanged.
“Dear customer, due to an increase in excise duty from 15 percent to 20 percent from July 2, your call rate is now Sh. 2.78 per minute,” Airtel said in texts to its subscribers.
President Uhuru on Wednesday assented to the Finance Act, 2020 which increased duty on airtime and data from 15 percent to 20 percent. Airtel Phone Call Costs.