MTN SA appears to have put the worst of its troubles, including its damaging billing-system problems, behind it and has gained market share in the past six months on the back of a jump in prepaid subscribers. Data revenues have leapt higher as demand for broadband Internet access continues to grow and the group has revised its full-year SA subscriber expectations sharply upwards on the back of a strong first-half performance.
Browsing: interconnection rates
The stage is set for a battle of epic proportions at public hearings in Johannesburg next week. That’s when operators will make their arguments for and against proposed cuts in wholesale call termination rates. MTN, for one, has warned of dire consequences for its business and for the entire mobile ecosystem if industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), proceeds with its plans to cut wholesale mobile call termination rates to 65c/minute this year. Other operators have also lodged strong objections
Outgoing Telkom CEO Reuben September has warned the group’s customers not to expect an automatic cut in fixed-to-mobile call charges that are directly in line with reductions in wholesale mobile call termination rates. In March, Telkom elected to pass on the entire 36c/minute saving when peak-time mobile termination rates were reduced from R1,25/minute
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) hinted on Tuesday that it could take on cellphone operators over “astronomical” pay-as-your-go…
The majority of South Africans say cellphone costs are excessive, the results of a survey released on Friday by TNS…
SA’s technology industry grabbed more public attention in 2009 than it has in years. In spite of the recession, the…
AltX-listed Vox Telecom has moved to allay fears that the looming reduction in mobile interconnection rates could have a devastating…
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Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda announced a token cut in peak-time interconnection rates between mobile operators, to take effect in February and March next year. The cut was half as big as the reduction the regulator had earlier contemplated, and off-peak rates weren’t cut at all
A meeting between the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and telecommunications operators over mobile interconnection fees has broken down.…