8ta’s package is so aggressive, it has even undercut parent company Telkom’s ADSL service.
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/ 21 February 2011
Thinking of giving Heita a whirl? Here’s how it stacks up against its competitors.
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/ 29 November 2010
Cell C is "going for Telkom’s jugular with its new rates" and is no longer playing in the same field as South Africa’s other mobile operators.
Cell C’s rolling out of its new network seems to be paying dividends.
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/ 19 November 2010
Telecommunications conglomerate ZTE Corporation has dismissed claims that it is using illegal Chinese immigrants to deliver a R2,9-billion contract.
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/ 10 November 2010
Cell C, Internet Solutions and Convergence Partners are developing a new broadband network, FibreCo Telecommunications said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s first interconnect rate cut in eight years has translated into a meager 2% cost decrease for the average business contract subscriber.
South Africa’s telecoms regulator has finally taken the bull by the horns and has announced its plan to regulate interconnection rates.
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/ 5 February 2010
Cellphone operators Cell C and Vodacom said on Thursday they would lower their tariffs next month, despite Icasa’s rejection of their proposals.
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/ 20 November 2009
Siphiwe Nyanda may have won the first interconnection battle, but the war is still on, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 12 November 2009
Thanks for nothing. That’s what consumers should be saying to Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda.
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/ 12 November 2009
Cellphone rates will, initially, be reduced by 36 cents from early next year, Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda announced on Thursday.
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/ 3 November 2009
Confused about the lowering of cellphone interconnect rates and what it means for you? Send us your questions and we’ll get an expert to answer them.
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/ 22 October 2009
Cell C has broken ranks with the incumbent cellphone operators, calling for interconnect fees to be cut to 75 cents a minute from the present R1.25.
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/ 15 October 2009
Heard the one about a telecom company being a law firm with an antenna stuck on top? Except it’s not funny.
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/ 13 October 2009
Vodacom said on Tuesday a dramatic reduction of cellphone charges would be disruptive to the country’s economy and communications sector.
All cellphone SIM cards will have to be registered in terms of legislation that comes into effect on Wednesday.
Vandalism, the weather and illegal handsets are just some of the apparent causes of South Africa’s recent cellphone coverage problems.
By downloading FNB Connect software, you can make calls from your computer, cellphone and landline at reduced fees.
Cell C has appointed a new chief executive officer, the country’s third largest cellphone operator said on Wednesday.
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/ 27 November 2008
MTN doesn’t want me, Vodacom takes me for granted and neither Virgin nor Cell-C are my type. I am switching to pay-as-you-go.
History has shown that fixed-line telcos with no mobile partner find the going tough in a converging telecoms sector.
South Africa’s third-largest cellphone operator, Cell C, which has been operating for five years, reported on Tuesday its first annual profit. Cell C, which seeks to dominate the lower end of the local cellular market, said in a statement that operating profit surged R321-million in 2007 from an operating loss of R349-million in 2006.
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/ 12 February 2008
Cellphone operator Cell C expects full-year core profit to rise by over 30% as a turn-around plan pays off, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday. Newly appointed CFO Fabrizio Mambrini said the struggling firm expected growth in revenue to be ”quite outstanding”.
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/ 23 January 2008
The JSE was only 0,42% in the black in midday trade on Wednesday, having pulled back after being up sharply earlier, as it started to track the FTSE and negative Dow futures, according to a trader. By 12.18pm, resources gained 1,11% and the platinum-mining index added 0,17%, but the gold-mining index was off 0,76%. Financials climbed 1,01% and banks edged up 0,11%.
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/ 22 January 2008
Telkom has received a non-binding offer from Oger Telecom, the group said on Tuesday. Telkom, which owns 50% of South Africa’s biggest cellphone operator Vodacom, said it is continuing a review of its mobile strategy but added that it was not presently in discussions with Oger.
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/ 6 December 2007
Mobile operator Cell C could be next on the cards for local fixed-line operator Telkom after talks with another mobile operator, MTN, terminated in November. Growth in the telecommunications sector has been skewed towards mobile operators in the past couple of years.