(MENAFN) Lebanese telecoms minister said that his country plans to decrease internet prices and boost speed after cutting landline and mobile call prices by up to half in April in order to boost consumption and cut pressure on consumers, The Peninsula Qatar reported.



Although Lebanon has the world's highest pricy mobile phone service, the service is often poor. The slow and costly internet service limits the business in the country, in a time Lebanese economy is suffering from fallout of the war in Syria.



"Why are Lebanese paying cell phone call prices that are the highest in the world?" the minister said, adding that landline use increased about 30 percent since prices were lowered. "I want a phone in Lebanon to be on par with international prices, and not more. I want a phone in Lebanon to meet the needs of people," he said