The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) hinted on Tuesday that it could take on cellphone operators over “astronomical” pay-as-your-go rates.
The regulator’s chairman, Paris Mashile (pictured), told parliament’s portfolio committee on communications that there was an urgent need for competition in the pay-as-you-go market, which was used mainly by the poor.
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February 16, 2010 | Posted in
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The majority of South Africans say cellphone costs are excessive, the results of a survey released on Friday by TNS Research Surveys show.
The survey found 56% of metro adults said cellphone companies had not been charging a fair price for their services while 27% were satisfied with current rates. The remainder — around 13% — [...]
February 12, 2010 | Posted in
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SA’s technology industry grabbed more public attention in 2009 than it has in years. In spite of the recession, the news flow has been constant, and not all of it has been bad.
Undoubtedly, the biggest story of the year on the business front was Telkom’s sale and unbundling of its 50% stake in cellular group [...]
December 17, 2009 | Posted in
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AltX-listed Vox Telecom has moved to allay fears that the looming reduction in mobile interconnection rates could have a devastating impact on its business.
Vox’s biggest subsidiary, Vox Orion, is a significant player in the market for least-cost routing (LCR) solutions. LCR players are able to profit on arbitrage opportunities, particularly when interconnection rates are high.
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November 25, 2009 | Posted in
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This week, Ben Kelly, Duncan McLeod, Toby Shapshak and Simon Dingle tackle Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Kindle apps and e-books, the interconnect agreement, this week’s broadband colloquium, Apple’s iPhone profits, and much more…
November 16, 2009 | Posted in
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Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda announced a token cut in peak-time interconnection rates between mobile operators, to take effect in February and March next year. The cut was half as big as the reduction the regulator had earlier contemplated, and off-peak rates weren’t cut at all
November 13, 2009 | Posted in
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A meeting between the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and telecommunications operators over mobile interconnection fees has broken down. It had been hoped that operators would reach agreement at the meeting, held this morning, to reduce the fees.
Mobile interconnection fees are what the cellphone providers charge one another and other operators to carry calls [...]
October 23, 2009 | Posted in
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We have a large panel for this week’s episode of SA’s favourite technology podcast. Duncan, Jon, Brett, Ben, Toby and Simon discuss Rica, Telkom cable upgrades, the interconnection debate, the Amazon Kindle, Google Wave, and much more
October 19, 2009 | Posted in
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Cell C has proposed to parliament that mobile interconnection rates — the fees the operators charge to carry calls on their networks — be reduced as soon as possible to a flat 75c/minute charge, day and night.
Lars Reichelt, Cell C CEO, says the company would like to see off-peak interconnect drop from 77c/minute to 75c [...]
October 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Cellphone operator MTN joined its rival Vodacom on Wednesday in committing to a closed-door session with the national assembly’s communications committee to discuss its cost structures.
MTN MD Karel Pienaar, pictured, made the commitment in writing to committee chairman Ismail Vadi during the committee’s public hearings on what it says is the excessive and exorbitant costs [...]
October 14, 2009 | Posted in
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