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Telephone: +357 22 701520
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Press Release: 70/2003

Changes to CYTA call rates 

From September 1, in line with its policy of constantly reviewing its cost-based service charges, CYTA is changing its international call rates for calls to mobile and fixed telephones and to satellite systems, as well as call rates from fixed telephones to CYTA mobile phones (within Cyprus). 

Specifically, international call rates to 30 countries and nine satellite systems will be affected. Regarding calls to fixed telephones, rates to 21 countries are affected, with reductions almost everywhere ranging from 6% to 65%.

Concerning calls to mobile telephones, rates to a total of 28 countries are affected. In 20 of these, reductions between 5% and 68% are being applied. In the remaining eight countries, rates will increase from 6%-41%.

The main destinations to which the greatest telephone traffic is observed and which are affected by the above changes are the following: 

Calls to Fixed telephones:

Country
Current Rate (cents/minute)
New Rate (cents/minute)
%
Increase/Reduction
Peak
Off
Peak
Peak
Off
Peak
Peak
Off
Peak
Russia (Moscow & St Petersburg)
7,5
7,5
5
5
-33%
-33%
Russia (other regions)
12
11
7
7
-42%
-36%
Philippines
10
10
13
12
30%
20%
Ukraine
18
17
13
12
-28%
-29%
Sri Lanka
40
36
14
13
-65%
-64%
Syria
33
30
26
24
-21%
-20%
Egypt
40
36
26
24
-35%
-33%
Note: Call rates to Greece, U.K. and Germany remain unchanged.

Calls to Mobile telephones:

Country
Current Rate (cents/minute)
New Rate (cents/minute)
%
Increase/Reduction
Peak
Off
Peak
Peak
Off
Peak
Peak
Off
Peak
Greece
14
13
18
17
29%
31%
United Kingdom
17
16
16
15
-6%
-6%
Russia
22
20
7
7
-68%
-65%
Germany
14
13
16
15
14%
15%
Philippines
14
13
16
15
14%
15%
Ukraine
18
17
13
12
-28%
-29%

For further information, contact the International Enquiries Service on 194.

CYTA also announces that from September 1, a new call rate is being applied to calls from fixed telephones to CYTA mobile telephones (within Cyprus). Specifically, call charges will rise from 0.030 cents/second (i.e. an average of 1.8 cents/minute) to 0.037 cents/second (i.e. an average of 2.2 cents/minute). The minimum charge of 2 cents remains.

For more information on the above changes, contact the CYTA Call Centre on 132.

Public Relations Department
29 August 2003

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