Argentina implements CPP for cellular callers

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The communications secretariat and cellular operators announced that on 1 September, after dealing with the inconveniences that had forced the delay of its implementation last May, total calling party pays (CPP) would begin to apply for cellular users.
CPP has been in use since 1997 for communications between fixed-line phones and cellular phones but not between two cellular phones. Implementation of this system was attempted on 1 May of this year for calls between cellular users but was suspended three days later, when the secretariat found that operators were increasing user tariffs. An agreement was finally reached that establishes that operators are obliged to inform subscribers of the impact a new system will have on their invoices.
CPP means that every time a person establishes a call they have to pay U.S.$0.25 a minute. It was also agreed that subscribers would be free to migrate without penalty for 60 days, in case they do not agree with the system implemented by their carrier.