Sat May 25 09:36:02 SAST 2013

SA cellphone charges among world's highest

Nov 30, 2012 | Thabo Mokone | 21 comments

Government is considering the introduction of "a flat rate regime" for cellphone calls

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Nov 30, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

Is the ANC going to start its own cellphone network provider? :P
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Nov 30, 2012

Tpaz!!

This mahlala thing, double summer and chattty things are a rip off. Just charge 0.50c per min for all calls to any network anytime any package.

SMS should be 10c....because WhatApp and other chat apps are taking over.


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Nov 30, 2012

TLekota

If ANC starts its own network I will get their membership for the free of it.
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Nov 30, 2012

CheeseBoy

We are being robbed blind by greedy cell phone operators and our govt is sanctioning it.

We are being robbed blind by bankers, sorry wankers and our govt is sanctioning it.

We are being robbed blind by the e toll companies and our govt is sanctioning it.

I have it on good authority that even so called proudly Mzansi products are cheaper in europe than locally.

matter of fact we are being robbed blind by our very own govt. who will look after our interests if our so called saviours are also wolves in sheeps clothing.
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Nov 30, 2012

MommaC

SA charges among world's highest

.... story of our lives - for everything!

You want to really skrik, try getting a call whilst on roaming. Flippin R20 per minute or part thereof.
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Nov 30, 2012

ntshware-ke-yawa

arg,doesn't matter anymore coz this issue has been highlighted and proposed many a times by S.A govt and Communication Dept. i am loosing it now.
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Nov 30, 2012

Ndele01

If skills go down, the efficiency of running a business (like Escom, Telkom, Municipalities, etc) go down - that means things are left to break totally instead of maintaining it.....corrupiton increases.......skills outside South Africa need to be hired at dollar rates......consultant with no skills are paid millions without adding value, .....oh ! you know what I'm talking about !!!!

Than means that costs will go through the roof ! We had the cheapest electricity in the world in 1994 ! - and now ??

Keep on voting ANC !
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Nov 30, 2012

sekhebereshe

cell phone rates are very high indeed.
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Nov 30, 2012

Idohl

This is issue has been dragging on for long now. It shows the govt does'nt really care. With almost all of them corrupt to the core, I suspect someone is getting something here.
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Nov 30, 2012

Vanzwane

Second MommaC - The cost of living in S.A requires deeper pockets!

Mobile Telecommunication Network !
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Nov 30, 2012

lucky7

I always wonder why the government doesn't take any action against service providers for outrageous charges. I use to pay 15 cent a minute while i was abroad, landlines are far cheaper than here. Something has to be done with this providers.

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Nov 30, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

THE telecoms regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa wants the Electronic Communications Act to be amended to allow the government to set cellphone tariffs.
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When since they've been singing this song years now.
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Nov 30, 2012

Tabza325is

It's hard to depard with profit once you make 150% profit you can never go back.
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Nov 30, 2012

Druza25

This first came into light in 2010 as the story suggests, and they where told to bring down the tarrifs but alas. You know what they did, they just donated money to the ANC and all was forgotten,. Just like banks who charge us an arm and a leg, they also donate money to the banks, hence when Mamphela Ramphele raised this, her contract was not renewed.
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Nov 30, 2012

Voetzek

If broke and fake south africans can buy a phone worth 10 000 what about airtime, we dont feel a bite, public phones are all over the place or telkom ones. we must admit we re fake
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Nov 30, 2012

Avogadro

I call SA from South Sudan and I dont feel a bite. It is cheaper than making a local call in SA
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Nov 30, 2012

Shredder

@#Sinudeity#!
Is the ANC going to start its own cellphone network provider?
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What are you up to now Sin?
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Nov 30, 2012

skwamasamabele

We had the same problem here in Europe, but the EU forced mobile phone companies to cut their rates by 50%. SA Govt is dutybound to end this exploitation, because the poorest (on PAYG) pay higher premiums than those on contracts
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Dec 1, 2012

1Coyzan

When I think about it.... What is airtime? It does not even exist in reality. Can you see it? Can you touch it? We pay for connections from one cell mast to another. There is no such thing as airtime. Yet you can't rollover unused airtime or "data bundles", which does not exist, to another month. Fantastic. So you can't rollover something which does not exist. Vodacom and MTN are bending us over and giving us a ride on their magic wagon.
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Dec 1, 2012

JohnC

Governments job is to see that there is no unfair competition. Collusion between cell networks (which we all suspect) must be stopped. Investigate and doll out some hefty fines where monopolistic behaviour is found - as they did with the bread price fixing thieves.
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Dec 3, 2012

BraSipho

Fact is that if this ANC goverment allowed more competition, calls would be cheaper because we would have a choice.
As long as our communications are run by incompetent ANC friends, we will fall further back in Africa even.
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