The poor are punished by paying the most for data
As a cellphone user, you may be paying for content you never signed up for.
The battle between Icasa and MTN could knock cellular rates, but may lead to a deterioration in service.
Namibia has been held up as an example of how a regulator can stop cellphone giants from making a killing and ripping off customers.
FNB Connect is now offering its customers South African mobile calls from only 79 cents.
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/ 13 October 2009
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda ordered Icasa to take urgent action to reduce cellphone interconnection rates by the end of November.