Data prices
MTN agrees to drop prices, 1 Gig of data down to R99
MTN was supposed to slash prices in May but didn't, leading to a standoff with the Competition Commission about some of the conditions attached with dropping...
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MTN South Africa CEO Godfrey Motsa has announced that the company would reduce its monthly data prices from 15 April 2020. This comes after the Competition Commission released its Data Services Market Inquiry report in December, recommending that mobile networks reduce data prices or face prosecution.
This comes after their rival Vodacom was the first network to reach an agreement with the Competition Commission to cut data prices by 30%.
Spectrum refers to the frequencies and more spectrum means better quality service and faster download speeds.
The Competition Commission said that it was in talks with MTN and Telkom to follow suit and slash their data prices.
The Competition Commission announced that Vodacom would reduce monthly data prices from 1 April 2020. This comes after the commission released its Data Services Market Inquiry report in December, recommending that mobile networks reduce data prices or face prosecution.
Deputy commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu said the competition instructed Vodacom and MTN to reduce prices by at least 50% and 30%.
In December, the Competition Commission called on MTN and Vodacom to reduce the price of data by the beginning of February or face prosecution.
In December, the Competition Commission called on both network providers to reduce the price of data by the beginning of February or face prosecution.
The country’s competition commission said earlier this month that Vodacom and MTN could face prosecution if they fail to cut data prices within two months.
Earlier this month, Competition commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele said Vodacom and MTN could face prosecution if they do not agree to cut pre-paid data prices in the next two months.
What does data cost in the other African countries where the big South African two players - Vodacom and MTN - are also active?
The commission has recommended that service providers must reduce the prices in two months or face court action.
The inquiry by the Competition Commission looked at Vodacom and MTN prices in countries such as Lesotho, Nigeria and Rwanda after South Africans persistently complained about the high prices they were being charged.