Home › Argentina declares internet, mobile and pay-TV services 'essential', freezes prices
 

Keywords :   


Argentina declares internet, mobile and pay-TV services 'essential', freezes prices

2020-08-25 11:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Argentina's government has issued a new decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) declaring internet, mobile and pay-TV services "essential" and preventing operators from hiking prices until the end of the year. "As we face the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, nobody should have to give up part of their income to cover price increases on those services," said president Alberto Fernandez in a tweet before pledging to "guarantee access for everyone." [ more ]

Tags: services internet mobile prices

Category:Telecommunications

Latest from this category

All news
»
17.03FSIS ordered to extend waivers, allow pork, poultry facilities to maintain higher line speeds
17.03U.S. pork facilities cleared to export to China again
17.03Beef: What about demand?
17.03Benefits overhaul will be fair, insists Kendall
17.03Tesco to raise wages by 5% but scrap Sunday bonus
17.03'Too much bureaucracy,' Reeves tells regulators
17.03What are PIP disability payments and why could they change?
17.03Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
More »