TRC approves interconnection pricing model for enhanced telecom services

AMMAN — The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission’s (TRC) board of commissioners on Monday approved the outcomes of a project scrutinising  interconnection pricing models.

The project, based on the Long Run Incremental Cost (LRIC) methodology, encompasses updating calculation models for interconnection service charges provided by licensed telecom companies for both mobile and fixed telephony services, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

Executed in several stages, including initial analysis, data collection from operators, models update with new data, simulations and setting charges based on the revised data and global best practices, the project aims to regulate operator relations. Its boarder goals also include promoting competition, encouraging telecommunications sector investment, and improving infrastructure to enable service providers to deliver international-standard services at reasonable prices, reflecting the actual service cost and ensuring a fair return on investment.

In 2017, the TRC approved interconnection tariffs for interconnection services using the LRIC methodology through a special project focused on the construction of interconnection models for tariff calculations. The commission further conducted a comprehensive review and update of models for calculating interconnection service charges using the LRIC methodology at the end of 2022.