TechCentralTechCentral
    Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube
    TechCentralTechCentral
    NEWSLETTER
    • News

      Icasa moves to license more broadband spectrum

      17 August 2022

      Tencent reports first-ever sales decline

      17 August 2022

      Eskom to impose more load shedding

      17 August 2022

      Tiger Brands to go solar – to start with four manufacturing plants

      17 August 2022

      Google buys into African e-logistics firm Lori Systems

      17 August 2022
    • World

      Chip makers are flashing a big warning for the global economy

      17 August 2022

      Semiconductor boom turns to bust

      16 August 2022

      Tencent plans to offload R400-billion Meituan stake: sources

      16 August 2022

      Ether leaps higher on verge of Merge

      16 August 2022

      Institutions eye crypto but retail investors remain nervous

      15 August 2022
    • In-depth

      African unicorn Flutterwave battles fires on multiple fronts

      11 August 2022

      The length of Earth’s days has been increasing – and no one knows why

      7 August 2022

      As Facebook fades, the Mad Men of advertising stage a comeback

      2 August 2022

      Crypto breaks the rules. That’s the point

      27 July 2022

      E-mail scams are getting chillingly personal

      17 July 2022
    • Podcasts

      Qush on infosec: why prevention is always better than cure

      11 August 2022

      e4’s Adri Führi on encouraging more women into tech careers

      10 August 2022

      How South Africa can woo more women into tech

      4 August 2022

      Book and check-in via WhatsApp? FlySafair is on it

      28 July 2022

      Interview: Why Dell’s next-gen PowerEdge servers change the game

      28 July 2022
    • Opinion

      No reason South Africa should have a shortage of electricity: Ramaphosa

      11 July 2022

      Ntshavheni’s bias against the private sector

      8 July 2022

      South Africa can no longer rely on Eskom alone

      4 July 2022

      Has South Africa’s advertising industry lost its way?

      21 June 2022

      Rob Lith: What Icasa’s spectrum auction means for SA companies

      13 June 2022
    • Company Hubs
      • 1-grid
      • Africa Data Centres
      • Altron Document Solutions
      • Amplitude
      • Atvance Intellect
      • Axiz
      • BOATech
      • CallMiner
      • Digital Generation
      • E4
      • ESET
      • Euphoria Telecom
      • IBM
      • Kyocera Document Solutions
      • Microsoft
      • Nutanix
      • One Trust
      • Pinnacle
      • Skybox Security
      • SkyWire
      • Tarsus on Demand
      • Videri Digital
      • Zendesk
    • Sections
      • Banking
      • Broadcasting and Media
      • Cloud computing
      • Consumer electronics
      • Cryptocurrencies
      • Education and skills
      • Energy
      • Fintech
      • Information security
      • Internet and connectivity
      • Internet of Things
      • Investment
      • IT services
      • Motoring and transport
      • Public sector
      • Science
      • Social media
      • Talent and leadership
      • Telecoms
    • Advertise
    TechCentralTechCentral
    Home»News»Sting in the tail of Cell C 66c offer

    Sting in the tail of Cell C 66c offer

    News By Duncan McLeod2 June 2014
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Email

    Cell-C-640

    There’s a nasty sting in the tail of Cell C’s new 66c/minute prepaid calling plan. The operator has quietly introduced an out-of-bundle charge of R2/MB for data on the plan, more than double the 99c/MB it charges on its “99c For Real” prepaid option.

    An observant TechCentral reader noticed the higher out-of-bundle rate on the new 66c plan, which was launched on Sunday.

    The move comes just a month after Cell C came under fire for increasing its out-of-bundle rate on its “smart data” bundles from 15c/MB to 99c/MB — an increase of 560%. That increase came just 18 months after former CEO Alan Knott-Craig had cut its standard out-of-bundle charge to 15c/MB.

    The new 66c tariff also excludes Cell C’s Supacharge recharge benefits, which will continue to be available on its 99c plan. Supacharge provides customers with airtime and other benefits every time they recharge.

    Cell C chief financial officer Robert Pasley said recently that the 66c plan is actually slightly more profitable for the company than the 99c package.

    The company announced its new 66c headline tariff three weeks ago, when CEO Jose Dos Santos declared that the company would “continue to offer the lowest guaranteed call rate across networks”.

    The move followed a decision by MTN to chop its prepaid tariff to 79c/minute and to make this rate permanent by filing it with communications regulator Icasa. Cell C’s 66c tariff is only in effect until the end of September, when Icasa is expected to publish new call termination regulations governing how much operators must pay each other to carry calls between their networks.

    Dos Santos said when launching the 66c plan that Cell C is not in danger of running into financial difficulty as South Africa’s mobile war intensifies.

    “The shareholders remain committed to supporting the company,” he said. “In 2013, Cell C received an equity injection of R2,6bn and a further R1,5bn has been injected in 2014. The shareholders remain very supportive of Cell C.”

    In addition to the equity injection, Cell C raised R1,8bn in local debt and an additional US$120m in foreign debt. “A further $125m foreign currency deal is near completion and this is expected to increase to $200m by year-end.”  — © 2014 NewsCentral Media

    Alan Knott-Craig Cell C Icasa Jose dos Santos MTN Robert Pasley
    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Email
    Previous ArticleBitCo punts wireless as ADSL alternative
    Next Article Leap Motion review: hands off

    Related Posts

    Icasa moves to license more broadband spectrum

    17 August 2022

    Tencent reports first-ever sales decline

    17 August 2022

    Eskom to impose more load shedding

    17 August 2022
    Add A Comment

    Comments are closed.

    Promoted

    Top cybersecurity challenge is inadequate identification of key risks

    17 August 2022

    Acrobat Sign and Microsoft accelerate digital transformation

    17 August 2022

    HPE SimpliVity: addressing SMBs’ data conundrums

    16 August 2022
    Opinion

    No reason South Africa should have a shortage of electricity: Ramaphosa

    11 July 2022

    Ntshavheni’s bias against the private sector

    8 July 2022

    South Africa can no longer rely on Eskom alone

    4 July 2022

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the best South African technology news and analysis delivered to your e-mail inbox every morning.

    © 2009 - 2022 NewsCentral Media

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.