Telkom South Africa has adjusted its 2012 tariff to ensure all consumers enjoy the services. The company also announced an increase of 1.2 percent on basic data and data services use.
The firm’s Consumer Services and Retail managing director Manelisa Mavuso said Telkom is focused on delivering value as it endeavours to contain the adjustments to a minimum. The adjustments are significantly less than inflation, which is currently at 5.7 percent.
The tariff for line rentals, outgoing calls, DSL and data connectivity services, will come to effect from August.
Commenting on the decrease in fixed mobile call tariffs, Mavuso said the new per minute tariffs will be reduced by 3.6 percent to R1.35 for peak time, and R1.08 for off peak calls.
However, the company’s move of reducing tariff calls will not affect international calls simultaneous, according to Mavuso.
Some countries’ tariff will increase. Others will drop. Calls to United Kingdom and the United States of America will remain the same.
Mavuso said: “As competition in the industry heats up, Telkom continues to compete and ultimately promote affordable telecommunications access.”
The PrepaidFone local calls will increase by 5 percent. Line rental for PrepaidFone will rise by 1 percent more. Also Postpaid residential and business line rental will be affected by a 6 percent increase — and Postpaid, PrepaidFone ISDN and DSL services.
Telkom’s Closer 1 product monthly subscription will increase to R167, Closer 2 to R185 and Closer 3 at R341.
The Broadband bundles monthly rental fees will however not change while the DSL offers will increase: Fast DSL to R165.00; Faster DSL at R299.00 and Fastest DSL will retail at R42.
Telkom Group Ltd operates in more than 30 countries in Africa as a wireline and wireless telecommunications service. South Africa is among the countries.
