| 21. | Combined with the company's reduced international calling rates, the falling volume has eaten into revenue, Lim told reporters.
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| 22. | In addition, it recently got approval from regulators to raise monthly subscriber fees to offset falling international calling rates.
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| 23. | Still, by raising its own local calling rates, AT & T gives its customers a reason to jump ship.
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| 24. | Competing technical standards and calling rates that are more expensive than those in Europe have kept the market fragmented.
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| 25. | Tough competition from overseas prompted the company to trim international calling rates by an average of 22 percent last year.
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| 26. | KDD, Japan's largest international phone company, said it wants to cut its overseas calling rates by an average 5.1 percent.
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| 27. | The increased revenue from the higher charges is intended to help offset a 20 percent reduction in international calling rates.
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| 28. | The company also agreed not to dismiss current employees without just cause and pledged not to increase local calling rates.
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| 29. | Still, by raising its own local calling rates, AT & amp; T gives its customers a reason to jump ship.
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| 30. | BRAZILIAN stocks surged to record highs, led by telecommunications companies, after the government announced an increase for local calling rates.
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