Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille has accused mobile phone operators MTN, Vodacom and Cell C of being “arrogant and unreliable”. Her comments came after the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) turned down a proposed voluntary reduction in interconnection rates received from the three operators on 25 January.
“Their proposed reduction of peak-time rates from [...]
Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys has denied accusations that the cellular group colluded with rival MTN to hike interconnection fees months before Cell C began operating in an attempt to stunt the then-new player at the start.
Politicians, including ANC MP Johnny de Lange and Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille, have accused the two incumbent cellular [...]
The department of communications is considering a cooling off period for councillors of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to ensure that they are not simply poached by the industry they regulate.
Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda (pictured), in written reply to a question from Independent Democrats leader Patricia De Lille, said the department “intends looking [...]
The parliamentary portfolio committee on communications is expected to issue a statement late on Tuesday in which it will call on mobile network operators to reduce interconnection rates to 60c/minute by 1 November 2009, and to 15c/minute by 1 November 2012.
It is also expected to outline plans to review the Electronic Communications Act to make [...]
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has come under fire in parliament for the time it has taken it to craft regulations needed to bring down high mobile interconnection rates.
Responding to a question from Congress of the People MP Julie Kilian over why it has taken the authority more than three years to craft [...]
There is a strong case for intervention by Icasa to reduce interconnection charges between mobile operators. Here’s what needs to happen for costs to come down, writes Patricia de Lille
Consumers are being duped into believing that mobile call costs are going to plummet once the country’s cellular network operators begin reducing call termination rates, the fees they charge to carry calls on each other’s networks.
That’s the view of Jacques du Toit, MD of VoxOrion, a subsidiary of JSE-listed telecommunications group Vox Telecom.
“What really grinds [...]
