MTN South Africa has buckled under consumer pressure and will no longer implement its plan to introduce a “universal” 1MB out-of-bundle rate, from consumers would have to opt out.
Vodacom and Telkom will complete the work they need to do for their roaming agreement by the June deadline, Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub said this week.
Between 6 March, the day before MTN announced its results for the year to December, and 9 May, when it published a first-quarter trading update, its share price has increased by 36%.
MTN Group had 236.6 million subscribers on its books at the end of its financial first quarter, to 31 March 2019, up from 232.6 million at the end of December.
MTN South Africa on Tuesday warned of a new scam promising users an easy-to-remember phone number in exchange for payment, which is then stolen.
MTN has accused the Competition Commission of using outdated information in preparing its report on the data services market in South Africa.
MTN South Africa has launched a trial indoor 5G network solution at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the telecommunications operator said on Wednesday.
MTN said on Friday that it will increase the price of some of its post-paid plans from 1 May and 1 June.
MTN South Africa has launched a new service on WhatsApp that allows its customers to check their balances, top up their airtime and buy data bundles without having to leave the Facebook-owned messaging app.
Eskom’s rolling blackouts are placing severe strain on mobile network operators trying to keep base stations up and running.