Competition Commissioner, Tembinkosi Bonakele, says they have cited possible discrimination cases relating to data pricing amongst MTN and Vodacom customers. This after the Competition Commission warned both firms that they have two months to reduce mobile data prices by 30 to 50% or face hefty penalties. An international benchmark has found[…]
Trade and Industry Minister, Ebrahim Patel says government is prepared to do what is necessary to help ensure the reduction of data prices in the country. On Monday, the Competition Commission released its data services market inquiry findings – including that data prices in South Africa are excessive and anti-poor. The Commission[…]
Civil organisation Right2Know will on Tuesday protest at headquarters of South Africa’s four largest telecommunications companies in Gauteng, demanding that the price of cellular data decrease. The protest follows a list of demands which were handed over to service providers in 2013, Right2Know said in a statement. None of the[…]
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