The Telecommunications Regulation Authority (TRA) notes that FSM Telecommunications Corporation (FSMTC) recently issued a text message to its customers referring to “an impending tariff increase on all service charges” and attributing this to “additional regulatory costs incurred from TRA.”
For public information, the TRA’s regulatory fees and charges applicable to FSMTC and other licensees have remained unchanged since 2019. The current fee schedule is available on our website:
https://tra.fm/…/Telecommunications-Schedule-of-Fees.pdf
In correspondence with the TRA, FSMTC advised that the proposed tariff adjustments were approved by its Board to address broader operational cost pressures, including global inflation.
According to the most recent financial data available to the TRA, regulatory fees accounted for approximately 1.7% of FSMTC’s total operating expenses in the last financial year.
The TRA continues to engage with FSMTC regarding sector developments and planned changes to consumer tariffs.