(Business in Cameroon) - The Minister of Postal Services and Telecom, Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam, stated that mobile service provider, Nexttel, until now the exclusive 3G permit holder, already has 400,000 subscribers since the start of its activities on September 18, 2014. The company which has billing rates of 54 FCFA within its network and 66 FCFA to other networks, has been offering promotions and bonuses to lower fees for intra network and extra network calls by 50 FCFA.

The Postal Services and Telecommunications Minister revealed this information on December 2, 2014 before the parliament. He was presenting to members of parliament what he has achieved with his 12.7 billion FCFA budget (close to 24 million dollars).

Before the Finance and Budget Commission, Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam also defended his budget proposal for 2015 which is 13.673 billion FCFA (25.6 million dollars). This is an increase of 914 million FCFA (1.7 million dollars) relative to 2014.

With his new budget, the Minister of Postal Services and Telecoms would like “to consolidate the company’s activity in 2014 in order to stimulate and accelerate growth so as to accompany our country on its path towards emergence by 2035,” stated Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam.