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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]