Telkom may be planning to spin off its copper-based network assets into a special purpose vehicle (SPV), a speculative news report suggests, but it’s unclear why the company would agree to such a move. In an entry posted late on Thursday night, a consumer forum site said it had spoken to unnamed sources – the website didn’t
Insufficient competition between mobile broadband operators is keeping prices higher than they should be and slowing adoption of the Internet by South African consumers, the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) said on Wednesday. The association, which represents
The “functional separation” of Telkom’s wholesale and retail divisions, agreed to in a wide-ranging antitrust settlement announced last week, could be a precursor to the structural separation of the two divisions, analysts say. Last week, as part of a R200m settlement reached
The high court in Johannesburg has dismissed a defamation case brought by training company Ketler Presentations after it was listed in the “hall of shame” for digital spammers run by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa). The case was dismissed with costs. Ispa’s hall
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will face off with Amatole Telecommunication Services, the Eastern Cape company that trades as Easttel, on 29 May. This follows a raid by Icasa on the operator’s facilities on Wednesday that led to an interruption in voice and Internet services
Policy direction remains a stumbling block for telecommunications giants such as MTN and Vodacom in the race to fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) technology. Wireless Business Solutions has a notable head start
It looks likely that Internet users will have to tighten their belts from next year. Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has raised the idea of introducing a tax on broadband use from 2014.
The minister has suggested that a rate of 50c/MB should apply, with a built-in escalation in the rate in subsequent tax years
News last week that the Competition Commission is in early-stage talks with Telkom with a view to possibly reaching a settlement ahead of the tribunal hearings should be welcomed if the outcome benefits consumers. The tribunal hearings relate to a broad complaint brought by industry players against
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has been unable to recoup millions of rand from noncompliant licensees. This indicates the regulator is incapable of properly managing the sector. In January, Icasa councillor Joseph Lebooa
There is growing mystery surrounding telecommunications regulator Icasa’s plan to begin cracking open Telkom’s copper access network into homes and businesses to the fixed-line operator’s competitors. TechCentral has learnt that there
