Kenya: EAC Considers Capping Data Roaming Costs Setting Stage for Cheaper Calls Back Home

Kenyans could be on the verge of enjoying making cheaper phone calls while in neighbouring East African Community (EAC) countries, should a proposal currently being considered sail through.

The East African Community (EAC) Technical Committee on Communications settled on capping data roaming charges at 65 cents per megabyte which if approved will mean cheaper rates for Kenyans making phone calls back to Kenya while in neighbouring countries such as Uganda and Tanzania.

Roaming refers to the…