Is the telecom minister preparing to privatize the sector?
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Minister of Telecommunications #Boutros_Harb. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)
The cabinet is set to discuss today a number of draft decrees prepared by Telecommunications Minister Boutros Harb, which would cut landline, Internet, and mobile phone tariffs. The position of the Finance Ministry is not yet clear, as the reduction of mobile phone rates alone would cut the treasury’s revenues by about $212 million annually. Meanwhile, it is feared that these cuts may be part of a cynical plan to privatize the telecom sector.
Bassam Alkantar
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