Algeria, Tunisia ending roaming surcharges, looking at satellite/fibre partnerships

The ICT ministries of Algeria and Tunisia have announced an agreement to end mobile roaming surcharges for users travelling between the two countries, MenaFN reports. The Algerian and Tunisian ICT ministers are also understood to have held discussions on potential partnerships for Tunisia to utilise capacity on Algeria’s Alcomsat-1 satellite alongside proposed future cooperation on access to the countries’ respective fibre network infrastructure.