Note: Telecom Minister Boutros Harb did not confirm the below rates and said he will announce them officially on Friday 23rd of May.
The above table has been circulating around for the past couple of days after the Lebanese government approved a proposal to lower phone call rates and internet costs. This is NOT an official list as the Telecom Minister will be holding a Press Release soon but it seems logical and is much-needed upgrade from what we have right now.
To sum it up:
The DSL 1Mbps (4G and 10G), and the 2Mpbs (20GB) plans will be cancelled and replaced with the 2Mpbs (40GB) and priced at 24,000LL per month which was the lowest rate available. A new 2Mbps service (Unlimited) plan will be introduced and priced at 75,000LL monthly. Moreover the 4Mbps (25GB) will be upgraded to 50GB and its price slashed by more than 50% (From 115,000 LL to 50,000 LL per month). The 6 & 8Mbps plans will also get double the quotas at half the original pricing. Moving on to the HDSL, and I really hope this is true, we will get 80GB instead of 40GB at almost half the price (125,000 LL instead of 225,000 LL). There was no mention of the 3G plans after the last government session, but I heard we might get double the quotas at the same or a reduced price as well so let’s keep our fingers crossed.
While these are great news, there’s still a major problem for a lot of Lebanese outside Beirut as their phone lines don’t allow them to get more than a 1Mbps connection and won’t be able to benefit from these speeds. I still have this issue at my parents’ house in Jounieh and I am not sure if they’re working on fixing it or not.
i currently have 4mb 25gb and paying 85 $ per month so plzzzzzzzzzzzz let these new numbers be true.. thnks for the article.
Seems unrealistic while not having the proper hardware to function at the pace and level described above.
They most definitely should HURRY THE F UP with this stuff because the internet connections, speed, cap, reliability, price, are all piss-poor and in critical need for some reforms.
The sooner the better. I’m sick of this snail internet, SICK
We need UNLIMITED internet with at LEAST 2 or 4mbps speed. 6 or 8 is preferable but seeing as how we’re dealing with Lebanon, a dysfunctional state on the verge of absolute catastrophe, 2-4mbps is fine and we will be thankful for it. Just hurry it up so we can enjoy it before the country collapses!
bas bel amaliyé law bi zabto l shabaket barrat beyrout la2an l khtout ma bte7mol ser3et 3elyé – nesbiyan- wel centralet 3laya dakhet khtout ya3ne bieje l supplier bi 2ellak UP TO 1mbps, aw 2 aw 4 li hiyé, bas yaret bi 7otto minimum ma bienzalo 3anno, la2an l maximum li 7atino bi mounesabet nedra jeddan ta yousaloulo, bi rab7ouna jmile b 1 mbps aw 2 aw 4 w b2a7la l iyem bia3touna nosson
katter khayron watto l as3ar w 3allo l quotas
nchallah kher….
Yballsho bl as3ar w yzabbto 3amahlon :p
Boss awal ma ta3ref 3an l mobile internet khabberna :p
500 MB 10 $
1500 MB 19 $
5000 MB 29$…
i wanna watch you tube at 360 pixel without buffering time
I like your blog. Please don’t start using buzzfeed-style headlines…
We actually don’t need these high speed 2 mb is very good , but what we need is good latency because it really sucks
@Alaa
2mbps is nowhere near enough for any serious work or leisure wtf are you talking about
I am Talking 2mb dedicated not shared .. here what we have is shared internet accounts
Any confirmation?
Did the minister harb confirm this on his conference?
Funny enough, Ogero decided to remove the free night quota without informing anyone.