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Articles tagged with: Icasa
South African Regulator Investigates Network Call Quality and SMS Delays
South Africa's three mobile network operators were called in for a meeting by the country's telecoms regulator yesterday following an increase in complaints about network quality. The issue came to a head when a reality TV show had to delay the announcement of a winner following delays in receiving SMS based votes from viewers. more
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South Africa Bans Long Contracts and SIM Locking of Handsets
South Africa's telecoms regulator, icasa has issued a series of regulations which will impact on the phone operators ability to sign lengthy contracts in exchange for handset subsidies. The proposals are based on public discussions held earlier this year. more
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South African Trial WiMAX Network Faces Closure
A trial WiMAX network in South Africa will be closed down at the end of the month after the regulator decided not to extend the trial license. MWeb, which has been running trials with some 1,000 customers in Cape Town and Gauteng hopes to convert its existing value-added network services license to one which would permit WiMAX services. more
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MTN South Africa Launches Push-to-Talk
MTN South Africa says that it has launched Push-to-Talk (PTT) services on its network, running over GPRS via Nokia handsets. more
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Request to Delay Number Portability in South Africa
South Africa's MNP Industry Steering Committee has sent a letter of request to the telecoms regulator, icasa to consider an extension of the implementation date of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which was scheduled for 18 September 2006. The request for extension can be ascribed to the technically complex nature of Mobile Number Portability which requires new business processes to be designed and implemented between operators and service providers, between operators and operators and between operators and third parties. more
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Mobile Number Portability - How Loyal Are You To Your Network?
21% of South Africa's cell phone users believe that they will change networks once mobile number portability (MNP) comes into play, a recent Synovate survey has revealed. "The inability to retain your number in the past has resulted in relatively low switching behaviour, but this is set to change," states Jon Salters, Managing Director of Synovate SubSaharan Africa. more
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No Ban On Handset Subsidies Planned
South Africa's telecoms regulator, icasa has concluded their study into handset subsidies in the country, and decided not to ban subsidies on the sales of handsets with contracts. The enquiry was motivated by consumer interest mainly in respect to the effective implementation of mobile number portability and the 24 month contracts that customers sign with service providers. Amongst others, concerns were that Mobile Operators and Service Providers offer handset subsidies to contract customers under the pretext of a "free" phone. more
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Vodacome Passes Subscriber Landmark
South Africa's Vodacom says that its customer base in South Africa had passed the 16 million mark, putting paid to long held speculation that the local market was nearing saturation. more
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Vodacom boss speaks out on South African phone costs
The South African regulator, icasa is currently holding a public review of the cost of using cell phones in the country, addressing issues such as handset subsidies, coverage and call costs. Alan Knott-Craig - Chief Executive Officer, Vodacom Group made the following statement: more
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South African network seeks license amendment
South Africa's telecoms regulator, icasa says that it recently received an application by the newest GSM operator, Cell C for the amendment of its licence. The proposed amendment is in relation to a licence condition requiring that 40% of the issued share capital of Cell C vests in the hands of historically disadvantaged persons as defined in the licence. more
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