Communications regulator Icasa has published its proposed new mobile termination rates for the period 1 October 2014 to 28 February 2018. It will push down the rates, which operators charge each other to carry calls between
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Residents of the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Parkview, following in the footsteps of nearby Parkhurst, are pushing ahead with their plans to build a fibre-to-the-home network in their suburb. The Parkview Residents Association on Thursday said it had issued a request for proposals
Dimension Data Middle East and Africa chairman Andile Ngcaba has called on communications regulator Icasa and government to ensure that high-demand spectrum in the so-called “digital dividend” bands and at 2,6GHz are
In its biggest sale of infrastructure to date, South African-headquartered mobile operator MTN has agreed to sell the nearly 10 000 base stations it owns in Nigeria to tower management company IHS Holding. The sale of 9 151 of MTN’s network towers in Nigeria will reduce its
Solidarity has called on cellphone operator MTN to ask the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to facilitate its retrenchment process, the union said on Wednesday. The call was made between the two parties on Monday, communications industry spokesman Marius
The South African Post Office blew R2,1bn in irregular expenditure in the past financial year, The Star reported on Thursday. The financial losses were as a result of the irregular awarding of tenders, according to a draft audit report for the financial year ending 31 May 2014, by auditing firms
Internet Solutions has revealed plans to roll out fibre to 50 business parks in Gauteng, with Cape Town and Durban to follow by the middle of next year. The company has also taken the wraps off its pricing. “Historically, one of the issues with fibre installations
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng earned R2,9m in 2013, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Wednesday. In written reply to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance, she said that in 2012 Motsoeneng had earned R2,5m, and in 2011 R1,6m. SABC acting CEO
The builders of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in the Northern Cape hope to co-exist with shale gas prospectors, but if needs be will invoke new astronomy laws to protect their interests, MPs heard on Wednesday. “We’re looking for a co-existence with fracking
A senior staff member at the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA (Usaasa) has been suspended for alleged corruption and maladministration, the state-owned entity said on Wednesday. “The allegations border on financial misconduct which is a very