Archive for ‘February, 2011’

Vodacom, MTN say no to retail rate cuts

Vodacom, MTN say no to retail rate cuts

Wholesale call termination rates come down at midnight tonight, but consumers shouldn’t expect retail price cuts from the big mobile operators. Both Vodacom and MTN have confirmed to TechCentral

Padayachie assures JSE over Telkom rights

Padayachie assures JSE over Telkom rights

Communications minister Roy Padayachie has assured the JSE that it will not seek any special rights over Telkom that are in violation of the bourse’s rules and regulations

Why data is the new oil

Why data is the new oil

Can there be any commodity more precious to an online marketer today than data? This resource is already valuable for those that know how to effectively exploit it and its value is set to grow even more over the next three years

Spike in copper theft

Copper theft spiked in January, costing R20,5m, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Monday. “These levels are unsustainable and will continue to drive up the costs for consumers

Commission dismisses Mustek’s HP complaint

The Competition Commission will not refer any part of Mustek’s complaint about alleged anticompetitive behaviour by rival Hewlett-Packard to the Competition Tribunal. Mustek had accused HP of

Padayachie wants new model for unbundling

Communications minister Roy Padayachie says government is considering “unique models” for unbundling Telkom’s local loop, the “last mile” of copper cables into homes and businesses

Special podcast: Padayachie press conference

After meeting with technology industry leaders on Friday, communications minister Roy Padayachie held a press conference with selected executives who participated in the discussion. Here is the podcast

The revolution will be live

The revolution will be live

In the early 1970s, the radical jazz-poet Gill Scott-Heron wrote: “The revolution will not be televised.” That soon became a slogan among the left-leaning movements of the time. Scott-Heron ended his poem with telling lines

Who was invited to Padayachie roundtable

Communications minister Roy Padayachie hosted technology industry leaders at a roundtable on Friday to discuss ways of growing the sector and creating jobs. Here’s who attended the event

Gov’t in talks with Telkom over rights

Government is keen to “entrench” certain of the special rights it enjoys in Telkom under its “class-A share” that expires on 5 March. Communications minister Roy Padayachie

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