The authority has announced four new regulations to end-user and subscriber services charters
Thanks to Icasa, South Africans are accessing quality services
The poor are punished by paying the most for data
Government will focus on bringing down data costs in line with the fourth industrial revolution
The growing public outrage expressed through #DataMustFall is not misplaced, but the political solutions offered so far are.
The report, which was tabled on 15 November and will be considered by parliament when it reconvenes next year.
Ministerial roundtable to examine innovative policies on how to deliver the benefits of ICT to all citizens and to ensure that no one is left behind.
A comparative analysis shows that the more consumers pay for data, the more companies profit.
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has been urged to unlock competition in the mobile data markets.
While smartphones are beginning to invade the mass market, an equally big divide remains. Arthur Goldstuck writes about the cost of access to data.
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Netflix has become the second-biggest driver of traffic across fixed networks in the UK while WhatsApp is dominating data use in Africa.
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Vodacom is looking into music and video content from Naspers on the back of a future reduction in data prices and faster connection speeds.
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People making fewer phone calls is fast becoming a worldwide trend. And there’s not much network operators can do about it, says Alistair Fairweather.
Millions of cellphones are lost and discarded every year, yet their owners give little thought to the sensitive data they contain. Pete Warren reports