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Cell C's recapitalisation plan announced
Cell C's recapitalisation plan announced Blue Label Telecoms announced yesterday that it concluded a non-binding term sheet with Cell C and its various financial stakeholders, but several questions remain about the deal. To restructure Cell C’s R7.3 billion debt to certain secured lenders...- Hanno Labuschagne
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"Significant step" in Cell C recapitalisation
Cell C recapitalisation inches closer Blue Label Telecoms has announced that it signed a non-binding term sheet with key stakeholders as part of Cell C’s recapitalisation. "This is a significant step in the transition to ensure a sustainable debt profile for the mobile operator," Blue Label...- Jan
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Blue Label's long road to earn back investor trust after Cell C fiasco
Blue Label's long road back after R16 billion value destruction Poor management decisions, fraud by senior executives, and Cell C’s delayed recapitalisation have destroyed R16 billion in shareholder value and caused the market to lose trust in co-CEOs Brett and Mark Levy. Blue Label’s results...- Jan
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- blue label brett levy cell c mark levy
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Spectrum auction could run for weeks - over R8 billion bid so far
South Africa's mobile networks have bid over R8 billion in spectrum auction The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced that South Africa’s mobile network operators have already bid R8 billion in its radio frequency spectrum auction. Icasa also confirmed that...- Jan
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- cell c e.tv khumbudzo ntshavheni liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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Cell C's financial challenges didn't stop it from getting top BEE rating
Broke Cell C achieves top BEE rating Cell C has announced that it has achieved level 1 Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor status. “We achieved this milestone through a focused transformation strategy that was premised on delivering meaningful empowerment and going...- Jan
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- broad-based black economic empowerment (b-bbee) cell c juba mashaba
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MTN recognises R2.7 billion national roaming revenue from Cell C
How much money MTN made from Cell C MTN released its annual results for 2021 on Wednesday, reporting 21.7% increased wholesale revenue in its South African division. The revenue increase was supported by MTN South Africa’s national roaming deal with Cell C, and solid growth in the mobile...- Jan
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- cell c mobile virtual network operator (mvno) mtn national roaming roaming agreement telkom
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Rain and Telkom win spectrum in Opt-In Auction round
Rain and Telkom the first spectrum winners — blow R2.7 billion Rain and Telkom were the first winners in South Africa’s radio frequency spectrum auction, and Cell C the first loser. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) kicked off its spectrum auction on Tuesday with...- Jan
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- cell c keabetswe modimoeng liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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Icasa issues brief on spectrum auction kicking off on Tuesday, 8 March
South Africa's R8 billion 4G and 5G spectrum auction starts tomorrow — what to expect The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued a brief summarising the process being followed for its auction of sought-after radio frequency spectrum, which kicks off on Tuesday...- Jan
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- cell c keabetswe modimoeng liquid intelligent technologies mtn telkom vodacom
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How will Cell C pay for the spectrum auction?
Big Cell C spectrum question Cell C’s 45% owner Blue Label Telecoms has declined to reveal where the money would come from for the cellular operator to buy additional radio frequency spectrum this week. Spectrum is the raw network capacity operators use to communicate between their towers and...- Jan
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MTN, Afrihost, and Cell C 4G and 5G speeds tested
Broadband speed comparison — MTN, Afrihost, and Cell C Testing by MyBroadband revealed that MTN and Afrihost have similar mobile data speeds, while Cell C had by far the worst performance. This comparison is interesting because Afrihost and Cell C both use MTN’s network, but in different ways.- Jan
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Mobile number porting alerts on Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C tested
Mobile number porting alerts tested — with poor results Testing by MyBroadband revealed that mobile operators do not always alert users when they phone a ported number, as required by Icasa regulations. South Africa’s number portability regulations require mobile operators to alert subscribers...- Jan
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- cell c mobile number porting mtn telkom vodacom
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MTN keeps charging for useless insurance on smartphones after upgrades
Beware paying for useless insurance on old smartphones after upgrading MTN customers should be aware that they might be paying for useless insurance policies on old devices after upgrading their cellphone contract. Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler recently brought this issue to the public's...- Jan
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New Cell C Home Connecta Flexi bundles
New Cell C Home Connecta Flexi bundles Cell C has revamped its Home Connecta Flexi prepaid offering and launched several new bundles, starting with a 2GB + 2GB option for R45, valid for 14 days. The Home Connecta Flexi product was first introduced in March 2021 as an LTE prepaid broadband...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- cell c home connecta flexi prepaid data
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Cell C swings from R1.2 billion profit to R832 million loss
Cell C records R832 million loss Struggling mobile network operator Cell C recorded an after-tax loss of over R832 million between June 2021 and November 2021. This was revealed in Blue Label Group's financial results for the six months ended November 2021.- Jan
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Icasa announces all operators that applied for spectrum qualified for auction
These are the 6 mobile operators that qualify for South Africa's network capacity auction The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has announced that all six mobile network operators that applied for new radio frequency spectrum have qualified to participate in its auction...- Jan
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South Africa promises 10GB free data to every household
10GB free data for every South African household Government will provide 10GB of free data to every South African household, similar to the allocation of basic municipal water and electricity services, communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has promised. Indigent households qualify for...- Jan
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- cell c khumbudzo ntshavheni liquid intelligent technologies mtn rain telkom vodacom
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More suspects in court for Cell C's alleged missing millions
R130 million Cell C scam — two more arrested Two more subjects allegedly involved in the Cell C missing millions scandal have turned themselves in. Christopher Marrian and Robert Holloway appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Court on fraud and money laundering charges and were...- Jan
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Operators get ready for another call termination rate fight
Call rate battle in South Africa Telkom and Cell C have slammed draft regulations that will stop allowing them to charge more for mobile termination rates (MTRs) than Vodacom and MTN. These complaints are included in their submissions in response to a discussion document published in November...- Jan
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Column: Make spectrum tradeable and all Icasa's problems disappear
Spectrum tradeability will make all ICASA’s problems disappear It has been 14 years since the last time South Africa’s telecommunications operators received any new radio frequency spectrum. At the time, 3G was still fast, the very first iPhone was not yet available in South Africa, and 4G was...- Jan
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- cell c free market foundation ivo vegter mtn radio frequency spectrum telkom vodacom wireless open-access network (woan)
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