DST Incoming Call Charges `Not Hiked'
By Dewi MohdSofri

Bandar Seri Begawan - Without understanding of the technicalities involved in technology one cannot' compare the services of the DST network with those from regional as well as international countries, clarified Ismawi Dato Kifli, DST's head of public relations and corporate communications unit.

He was responding to complaints from the general public regarding incoming call charges and termed them as unjustified.

"It is not a price hike. Twenty cents has been the standard charge for incoming calls from the beginning," said Ismawi.

All matters pertaining to "prices are proposed to the AITI before implementation," added Ismawi.

Asked whether there are any plans of reducing the charges, he replied that DST reviews the rate from time to time.

"We do not extort, as a business we need to make profit to move forward and provide better and advanced services," he added.

On the issue of providing 3G or third-generation mobile technology services, Ismawi said: "We have been evaluating the system for the past six months and have selected a better version than what is currently available." He did not elaborate. The tariff for short message services within the network has also been cut from 10 cents per SMS to only five cents.

Since 2005, DST has also added WAP and Internet access through the service together with multimedia messaging services to the pre-paid card.

The current total of both DST's Easi and Prima subscribers is more than 250,000 and increasing every day.

"In fact, the arrival of our competitors has resulted in an unexpected demand for Easi starter packs," said DST spokesperson Alex Surin.

Due to the never-ending demand for Easi starter packs, the DST counters usually runs out of stock - sometimes within a day of the release of new Sim cards.

"We release the numbers based on the availability," Alex said, adding that it is not possible to release starter packs every month.  -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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