At the moment however interconnect settlement rates between operators are slightly higher at around 1.90 rupees a unit with taxes, he said.
"But interconnect charges broadly balance out, so we will not have to pay out a lot of money," Abeywardene told LBO.
"Price competition on telecom services is getting tougher and the operator that can run the most cost-efficient network will win in the end."
Electroteks has been a pioneer wireless communications firm which has a range of licenses dating back to 1983. It has also fabricated and sometimes exported communications equipments.
Abeywardene says his company already has a fibre-optic network covering the greater Colombo area. Electroteks mostly serves corporate customers and provides international