Cost of home-to-mobile phone calls could come down

The cost of home-to-mobile phone calls could come down after a deal by Telecom and Clear Communications.

The companies have reached commercial agreement on Telecom's provision of non-code access for land to mobile calls made from Telecom fixed lines.

The deal means Clear will shortly be able to offer calls to 025, 027, 029 and 021 without their customers having to dial an access code.

Telecom's Interconnect general manager Tim Lusk said technology had been installed in the Telecom network that will enable Clear to offer non-code access for land to mobile calls.

He said customers will still be able to choose between carriers for their national and international calls.

"Our arrangements with Clear provide for them to share the capital cost of building this technology into the Telecom network, as intended under the terms of the Interconnection Agreement."