Outrage At License Delay By Minister’s Appeal

[ Johannesburg, 25 September 2008 ] – Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri’s appeal against the August 29 Altech judgement is merely a thinly disguised attempt to protect the incumbent operators from competition. Even worse, it means that Icasa now has an excuse not to issue the new electronic communication licenses that would finally have leveled the […]

Icasa Misses Opportunity To Force Cheaper Call Charges

DESPITE a call by Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda for cheaper telephony, the industry regulator has issued new regulations that dash any hopes of lower calling fees. The overinflated cost of making a call from one cellular network to another will remain in place, with no reduction to the interconnection fee of R1,25 a minute. The […]

Namibia Cuts Phone Fees Before S.A

Lesley Stones – 28 July 2009 – OPPOSITION to the high cost of making a cellphone call from one network to another is rising, with SA now being derided for falling behind Namibia in its prices. The lobby group SA Connect and Research ICT Africa are holding a seminar today to highlight how Namibia’s regulatory […]