The Minister of Communications and acting Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Salem Al-Othainah issued yesterday a deision that obliges internet- providers to slash subscription fees for domestic connections by at least 40 pct. The prices reduction is the second called for by the minister during his time in office, he mentioned, and aims to ensure the availability of the service to all segments of the society. In addition, the decision prevents the bandwidth cap policy for wi-fi services, read a press statement. The maximum subscription fee for domestic internet services, after the decision, were set as KD 48 for one MB/sec, KD 77 two MB/s, KD 104 for three MB/s, KD 130 for four MB/s, KD 148 for five MB/s, KD 156 for six MB/s, KD 183 for seven MB/s and KD 200 for eight MB/s. The statement said that the decision will take effect as of the date of its announcement in official newspapers. From : Kuwait times.