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ICASA fails us again
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 19 July
2009
It has
become an annual event for Government to call for cheaper telephony in South Africa but so far we have seen
little action towards the lowering of call rates. What we have seen is rather the likes of
ICASA (The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) determined to sustain a
regime earmarked by ridiculous high call
rates.
Interconnection
fees...
ICASA has failed us again if one
considers that they have once again failed to lower interconnection fees, the fees that are charged when calls are
made from one cellular network to another. Instead of forcing operators to lower interconnection fees, ICASA has
once again chosen to issue new regulations that leaves the ball in the hands of operators to lower interconnection
fees. This in efffect means that the Average Joes in South Africa are again missing out on at least a 30% cost
saving when it comes to making calls.
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