The Angolan Association of Internet Service Providers, AAPSI met today with its members to discuss issues related to the prices of telecommunications services in Angola, a necessary tool to leverage digital inclusion in Angola.
The meeting organized by AAPSI, had the participation of operators of associated telecommunications services, who concluded that the high prices of international calls are one of the main components of the price structure of services, thus conditioning the expansion of broadband and digital inclusion in Angola.
According to Sílvio Almada President of AAPSI, this meeting was an important milestone, as it aims, on the one hand, to find a common platform in order to defend the interests of operators and, on the other hand, to propose together solutions that make it possible to achieve the much desired widespread use of telecommunications services, digital inclusion and the expansion of broadband in the country.
According to the operators present, the prices currently charged in Angola have a negative impact on operating costs, on the quality of services provided by operators and on the entire digital inclusion strategy.
As a resolution of the meeting, the operators decided on the preparation and submission of a proposal with concrete objectives, in order to support the executive in finding the appropriate solutions that enable digital inclusion and, in parallel, the sustainability of the telecommunications operators' business. .
