Operators Snub Interconnect Concerns

Johannesburg, 3 August 2009 – Mobile incumbents have brushed off an industry outcry over high interconnect costs. However, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has agreed to look into the matter. Two weeks ago, Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille lodged a complaint at the Competition Commission, which lambasted the mobile operators for high […]

ICASA Needs To Act, Not Study

Johannesburg, 19 August 2009 – The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) does not need a market study on interconnect to drop prices, says local telecommunications business ECN. Last month, the regulator released its latest draft regulations on the management of interconnect agreements. The document caused an outcry among smaller operators and industry watchers when […]

Legal Challenge to High Interconnect Fees

John Holdsworth – 19 August 2009 ECN legally challenge high interconnect rates in attempt to reducing telecoms costs in South Africa South Africa’s telecommunications costs are among the highest in the world. ECN is committed to strategy aimed at reducing telecommunications costs. The primary reason for such high telecommunications costs is interconnection charges – the […]