Telkom to cut call rates

Telkom will give its customers a 100% “pass through” of the 36c/minute reduction in mobile interconnection rates, the company confirmed in a letter to parliament on Tuesday.

In the letter, Telkom’s group executive for regulatory affairs Andrew Barendse (pictured) said the cut would put back R1,3bn “into the pockets” of its customers.

“Telkom has decided to give a 100% pass-through of the reduction in [interconnection] to Telkom’s retail customers for fixed-to-mobile calls,” he said.

“Telkom will drop its peak rate for fixed-to-mobile calls on 1 March 2010 by the full 36c, from R1,654 to R1,294 per minute, which is an approximate 22% reduction in the call charge.

The mobile operators agreed to cut the rate to 89c/minute in peak times on 1 March while leaving off-peak rates unchanged. The Independent Communications Authority of SA is set to review the rates later this year and may force them down further over time. — Sapa

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Anonymous Coward

Of all things we didn’t expected this from Telkom.

Well done – it shows that they do want to change. I really do hope that they will be settting the trend and be the leader for a change.

But – LLU should be addressed as soon as possible as well – without LLU the playing field is skewed in Telkom’s favour.
http://- james

Telkom took the public for a huge ride. Our service is the slowest and our calls are the most expensive in the world. In a country trying to find its feet their attitude is worse than disgusting. They have no pride in their country, no pride in themselves and no pride in their product. Their main interest is simply to rip off an uneducated public as much as they can, overburdening small businesses and limiting their progress. My telephone bill is the biggest bill I pay every month and my plans to immigrate are well advanced. To Telkom I say “thank you for nothing”.

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