Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has opened a public consultation on Wholesale Bitstream Service (WBS) tariffs proposed by BNET, the Kingdom’s national fibre network provider. In a press release, the TRA stressed it expects retail providers to pass on the reduced wholesale prices to end users, while also welcoming BNET’s proposal to increase broadband speeds in support of the Kingdom’s digital development and global competitiveness. The closing date for comments is 10 November.