VOIP Driving Down International Call Rates

Over the last year, the cost of phoning from Africa to international destinations in Europe and North America has fallen dramatically under pressure from cheaper prices available in the grey market using Voice over IP (VoIP), according to a new report published by Balancing Act this month.

In 2005 almost all African telcos sampled in the report were charging US$1 or over per minute to the main international destinations. By 2006, only 19 were still charging over US$1 per minute for the same destinations. Just over half the carriers are now charging US25 cents for these calls. Carriers in countries as diverse as Algeria and Kenya are now offering call rates close to US25 cents a minute.

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