The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Polonnaruwa· 23 September 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question Q.9/2025: Sri Lanka Telecom Employment

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Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri asked why Sri Lanka Telecom, despite its long history from the origins of the country’s communications network, has fallen behind a newer competitor and now holds only about 30 per cent of telephone subscribers. He sought the primary reason for SLT’s decline in market position.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary is this. Sri Lanka’s communications network began with the Oriental Telephone Company about 145 years ago. Today, SLT has fallen to second place behind a company formed 32 years ago, and holds only around 30% of telephone subscribers. What is the primary reason?

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 23 September 2025 ·No. 1758876121024768 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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