Comments on: MTN lashes Cell C over interconnect demand http://www.techcentral.co.za/mtn-lashes-cell-c-over-interconnect-demand/10979/ South Africa's technology news leader Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Peter http://www.techcentral.co.za/mtn-lashes-cell-c-over-interconnect-demand/10979/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Peter Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:10:09 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10979#comment-621 What about the FACT that MTN and Vodacom HUGELY increased the interconnect fees just before Cell C launched? Frankly Cell C deserves compensation. Perhaps they should take Vodacom and MTN to the Competition Commission. THEN the dominants would CRY! What about the FACT that MTN and Vodacom HUGELY increased the interconnect fees just before Cell C launched? Frankly Cell C deserves compensation. Perhaps they should take Vodacom and MTN to the Competition Commission. THEN the dominants would CRY!

]]> By: Allen Baranov http://www.techcentral.co.za/mtn-lashes-cell-c-over-interconnect-demand/10979/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Allen Baranov Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:42:21 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10979#comment-611 It is lovely to watch business at this level. Obviously Cell-C will start negotiations that are fully in its favour. On the other hand, if they start somewhere totally ridiculous that allows the likes of MTN to delay this process. The thing that Cell C should consider is that there is no way (realistically) they can portray themselves as a fledgling company anymore and I would be very surprised if they get a discount on interconnect fees. If this is the case then delaying the process just costs them time and hence money (assuming they have a net outflow of interconnect fees) and by starting negotiations with a very lopsided request will delay the process. It is lovely to watch business at this level.

Obviously Cell-C will start negotiations that are fully in its favour. On the other hand, if they start somewhere totally ridiculous that allows the likes of MTN to delay this process.

The thing that Cell C should consider is that there is no way (realistically) they can portray themselves as a fledgling company anymore and I would be very surprised if they get a discount on interconnect fees. If this is the case then delaying the process just costs them time and hence money (assuming they have a net outflow of interconnect fees) and by starting negotiations with a very lopsided request will delay the process.

]]> By: Pete Flynn http://www.techcentral.co.za/mtn-lashes-cell-c-over-interconnect-demand/10979/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Pete Flynn Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:55 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10979#comment-606 Sounds opportunistic on the part of Cell C and I must agree that the argument doesn't seem to have any cogent rational basis. It seems that Cell C wants to receive special treatment purely on the basis that they were late to the party and are currently smaller - appealing to "asymmetry" (or am I missing something)? This is a time of major change in the industry, so you can expect some jostling for advantage amongst the providers - it is natural. Also how did they get to 65c and 75c respectively? Is that just an arbitrary figure or is it worked out a bit more scientifically (and transparently)? Sounds opportunistic on the part of Cell C and I must agree that the argument doesn’t seem to have any cogent rational basis. It seems that Cell C wants to receive special treatment purely on the basis that they were late to the party and are currently smaller – appealing to “asymmetry” (or am I missing something)?

This is a time of major change in the industry, so you can expect some jostling for advantage amongst the providers – it is natural.

Also how did they get to 65c and 75c respectively? Is that just an arbitrary figure or is it worked out a bit more scientifically (and transparently)?

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