Data must fall
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After a long fight that created the Data Must Fall movement, Vodacom is set to reduce data prices by 30% from the first of next month.
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.
What does data cost in the other African countries where the big South African two players - Vodacom and MTN - are also active?
‘What is the work for us to do?’ That is both an individual and collective question for each one of us as we try to create a country which is more just and more equal, writes Judith February.
The charter states that users must be presented with an option to opt-in or opt-out of out-of-bundle usage.
Amandla.mobi’s executive director Koketso Moeti chats to Bongani Bingwa about the #DataMustFall Commission and why it is necessary for data costs to be regulated.
Icasa will later this month launch a market inquiry, which is likely to take between eight and 18 months.
The new proposal by Icasa will see charges for terminating a call on mobile and fixed lines slide to 9 cents per minute from 12 cents for mobile operators.
The party says it continues to be concerned about the negative impact high data costs has on ordinary citizens, especially workers, young people, students, and women.
Radio 702 presenter Bruce Whitfield talks to Rain CEO Willem Roos about the company and the reception of their product in the market.
Siyabonga Cwele has briefed the media on his department's annual budget on Thursday which focuses on the cost to communicate.
On Thursday Icasa announced new regulations that force service providers to ensure consumers don't lose unused data and are alerted when their usage is at 50%.
This comes after concerns over the high cost of data in South African, in addition to the issue of the expiry of data bundles.
Icasa is proposing extending the 'lifespan' of data and an option to opt out of out-of-bundle rates in addition to more frequent data depletion notices.
Last year, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications grilled the country’s mobile operators over high data rates.
South Africans have been urged to stay away from all social media activities on 21 June.
Mazwai has encouraged people to take part in the campaign for 24 hours because of the high costs of buying data, making it difficult to access information.
Minister Siyabonga Cwele last year asked Icasa to inquire into broadband markets and make regulations to ensure effective competition.