Internet in Tajikistan will rise in price again

In Tajikistan companies “Vavilon-Mobile” and “MegaFon Tajikistan” have warned subscribers about a price increase for mobile communication and internet services on some tariffs by more than 10%.

Users of the Tajik segment of social networks reported on January 22, 2024, that some mobile operators in Tajikistan informed their clients via SMS messages that prices for mobile communication services, including internet packages and minutes, would increase starting February 1 of this year.

As some users wrote on social media, on the morning of January 22, they received such SMS messages from “MegaFon-Tajikistan.”

“The communications service under the government promises cheap and quality internet, while mobile companies warn about its high cost (and worsen service quality without warning). Now the tariff payment will increase from 49 somoni to 55 somoni, and there will be an additional charge for phone calls,” wrote journalist Yokub Khalimov.

“My tariff payment was 109.25 somoni, but now I received an SMS message stating that my tariff has increased to 122 somoni, which is an increase of 11 somoni,” complained a user named Shukhrat Tilalov, a subscriber of “MegaFon-Tajikistan.”

The SMS messages also noted that “there will be changes in the cost of outgoing calls to mobile, city, and fixed networks in the Republic of Tajikistan; after the volume of minutes is exhausted, the price for 1 minute will be 25 dirams.”

While mobile operators in Tajikistan are raising prices for their services by more than 10%, the quality of mobile communication and internet services in recent years has been a concern not only for rural residents but also for city dwellers.