The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed Cell C’s appeal against a portion of a ruling handed down by its directorate on 6 October 2010 concerning various complaints about its use of the term “4Gs” in its advertising campaigns. Vodacom, MTN and
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Vodacom has again taken exception to Cell C’s television advertising campaign, flighted in early April, in which it took the mickey out of its bigger rival’s decision to rebrand to the red corporate colours of its UK parent, Vodafone. At a hearing
The deadline for consumers to comply with SA’s Sim card registration law is 30 June and, according to communications minister Roy Padayachie, no extension will be granted. This comes after the original deadline of 31 December 2010 was extended
Start-up costs associated with Telkom’s new mobile arm, 8ta, have eaten a R1,1bn hole in Telkom’s operating profit in the financial year to 31 March 2011. It’s also taken a R739m hit related to employee severance packages
Vodacom Group has named a BP executive as its new MD to replace Shameel Joosub, who is now the CEO of Vodafone in Spain. The company has been without an MD of its most important operating subsidiary since the beginning of April
Craig Wilson and Duncan McLeod are in the studio this week for a packed episode of TalkCentral, TechCentral’s business technology podcast. In episode 39, we look at Eskom’s load-shedding schedule, the appointment
Mobile marketing and advertising spend in SA will reach R1bn/year by 2012, according to a new study. Mobile advertising revenues were about R500m in the past year. Year-on-year growth trends suggest this figure
When broadcasters switch to digital television, a valuable chunk of radio frequency spectrum will be freed up for broadband. The country ought to have a debate now about how to use this spectrum to bring affordable Internet
Could Microsoft’s US$8,5bn acquisition of Skype, and its plans to integrate the software into Windows Phone, its smartphone operating system, put the software maker on a collision course with cellular network operators
Vodacom is planning to cut its mobile broadband tariffs soon to ensure its products remain competitively priced. Group CEO Pieter Uys admits Vodacom’s “general data tariffs” — those outside special offers — need to be adjusted