TSTT cuts pre-paid mobile rates

New rates have been implemented for TSTT’s Liberty pre-paid mobile service.

According to a release from the company, the rates, which have been reduced by as much as 65 percent, are part of TSTT’s ongoing strategies to make it more affordable to earn and maintain a mobile phone. TSTT’s pre-paid mobile rates vary during the peak and off- peak periods. The peak periods are from 7 am to 6 pm Mondays to Fridays, and off-peak from 6 pm to 7 am Mondays to Fridays, and all day on weekends. The new rate for peak periods has been reduced by 20 percent, from $2.99 to $2.39 per minute.

The new off-peak rate is down by 35 percent — from $1.99 to $1.29 per minute. The new off-peak rate applies only from  Mondays to Saturdays in order to facilitate the introduction of a special “Sunday” pre-paid rate of 75 cents per minute. “Pre-paid mobile users account for more than 80 percent of  our company’s mobile customer base and their support is what generated the phenomenal growth we have experienced in the market over the past 3 years” said  Samuel Martin, CEO of TSTT. The rate reduction will not affect the cost of TSTT’s Liberty Pre-paid cards, which are still available in $30, $75, $100 and $200 denominations. However, for the same price, pre-paid mobile service users will get much more talk-time.