Interconnect Rates Should be 25c Per Minute

Studies show that cellular interconnection costs closer to 25c than the current 89c/77c per minute. Peak Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) – aka interconnect rates – were dropped from the previous R1.25 per minute to 89c per minute in March after an agreement was reached between the cellular operators and ICASA. This interconnect rate cut resulted […]

Take Your Number With You

Another hurdle to decent telecoms competition and consumer choice has fallen, with the implementation of individual geographic number portability (GNP) starting in earnest on Monday. After almost five years, fixed-line home phone users can now switch providers, while keeping their numbers. “Geographic number portability is a tool to promote consumer choice in the market,” said […]

Itec partners with iConnect

Itec, a leading provider of telecom and office automation solutions, has partnered with iConnect Telecommunications and ECN Telecoms to offer its customers a set of Internet Protocol telephony (IP) solutions that can help them drive down their telecom costs by up to 30%. The company adds these IP telephony solutions to a telecom product portfolio […]