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Tue, May 13th 2014, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cell C cuts prepaid call rates to 66c

South Africa’s third operator Cell C today announced cuts to call rates for prepaid and contract customers, to ZAR0.66 and ZAR0.79 respectively. → Read more
Thu, April 24th 2014, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

Carrim urges SA operators to work with ICASA

South African communications minister Yunus Carrim has urged mobile operators to work with the Independent Communications Authority of ICASA (ICASA) to finalise the mobile termination rates (MTRs) process and bring down communication costs. → Read more
Fri, April 11th 2014, 09:30 · Chris Udemans

ICASA to receive greater e-commerce regulatory powers

Amendments to South Africa’s Electronic Communications Act (ECA) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Act will give the regulator greater jurisdiction over electronic transactions, and the ability to impose higher fines on offenders. → Read more
Mon, April 7th 2014, 13:30 · Chris Udemans

ICASA thanks South Africans after MTR case

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published an advertisement in the Sunday Times yesterday thanking South Africans for their support during the legal battle between the regulator and operators MTN and Vodacom over mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA parliament communications committee welcomes MTR ruling

The recent High Court ruling on disputed mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations in South Africa was a “balanced decision”, taking into consideration consumers, the public interest and government policy aimed at lowering communications costs, according to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications. → Read more
Wed, April 2nd 2014, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTR cuts will cost Vodacom $94m in a year

The new mobile termination rates (MTRs) implemented yesterday by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will have a full-year impact of approximately ZAR1 billion (US$94 million) on the country’s leading operator Vodacom, meaning the company will have to reconsider the extent of investment it makes. → Read more
Tue, April 1st 2014, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Spurring competition behind SA High Court MTR ruling

MTN and Vodacom’s “commercial” intentions, as well as the “burden” carried by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to spur market competition supported the High Court decision to temporarily implement the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations even though it declared them invalid. → Read more
Tue, April 1st 2014, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN, Vodacom “vindicated” by court ruling

South Africa’s leading mobile operators Vodacom and MTN feel “vindicated” by yesterday’s court decision ruling the mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations set out by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to be “invalid and unlawful”, while rival Cell C bemoaned the operators’ attempt to “frustrate” market competition. → Read more
Mon, March 31st 2014, 16:49 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICASA’s “invalid and unlawful” MTR cuts can proceed

Cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs) as well as asymmetric pricing for South African operators proposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) are “invalid and unlawful”, but may be implemented nonetheless, a court has ruled, dismissing applications by leading operators MTN and Vodacom. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICASA publishes new MTR regulations

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations, midway through defending legal proceedings against the previous controversial regulations. → Read more
Wed, March 26th 2014, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTR regulations a “half baked experiment” – Vodacom, MTN

The new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) constitute a “half baked experiment”, the court hearing legal challenges to the regulations by Vodacom and MTN has heard. → Read more
Tue, March 25th 2014, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

This week “make or break” in SA telecoms – Knott-Craig Sr

This week will be “make or break for affordable mobile communications in South Africa”, according to Cell C chief executive officer (CEO) Alan Knott-Craig Sr, as legal challenges to new mobile termination rates (MTRs) are heard in court. → Read more
Tue, March 25th 2014, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
Thu, March 20th 2014, 14:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

“Blind support” of one operator will not lower SA call costs – MTN

Lowering the cost of mobile communications in South Africa will not be achieved by “blind support” for a single operator by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Zunaid Bulbulia, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN South Africa. → Read more
Wed, March 19th 2014, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

“We’re Guilty” ad necessary to dispel Cell C “fallacies” – MTN

South Africa’s second operator MTN launched its “We’re Guilty” advertising campaign in response to the “virulent attack” on its reputation by rival Cell C, with MTN saying it needed to “dispel fallacies” being spread its rival operator. → Read more
Wed, March 19th 2014, 12:20 · Chris Udemans

SA mobile operators “fighting the wrong war”

South African mobile operators should be preparing for voice competition from Google, Facebook and Microsoft instead of fighting each other and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), according to Marius Burger, managing director (MD) of business consulting and software services provider Indian Atlantic. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cell C hits back at MTN in ad battle

South African operator Cell C has hit back at rival MTN in the latest blow in their public advertising battle, altering MTN’s advertisement published on Sunday resulting to form a scathing text about MTN. → Read more
Mon, March 17th 2014, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN advertising campaign hits back at Cell C

South Africa’s second operator MTN has launched an advertising campaign hitting back at rival Cell C, admitting to being “guilty” of making high profits which it says it reinvests in the country in a bid to improve communications. → Read more
Mon, March 10th 2014, 09:00 · Chris Udemans

MTN succeeds in complaint against Cell C advert

South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against mobile operator Cell C in a complaint lodged by rival operator MTN regarding advertisements aired by Cell C claiming MTN is trying to keep mobile communications prices high. → Read more
Wed, March 5th 2014, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN revenue boosted by Nigeria, underperforms in SA

MTN Group saw 12 per cent revenue growth in 2013, fuelled by its Nigerian operations and other regional units, though MTN South Africa underperformed due to decreases in voice revenues and cuts to mobile termination rates (MTRs). → Read more