New coronavirus rules allow mobile networks to increase data prices

[Bradley Prior]

New coronavirus rules allow mobile networks to increase data prices

Acting Minister of Communications Jackson Mthembu has announced significant changes to regulations made under the Disaster Management Act.

These changes include the removal of directives related to smartphone tracking, mobile data price freezes, and number porting.

 

[Lupus]

Of course they do, they just reverse any progress made.

 

[|tera|]

Of course they do, they just reverse any progress made.

As far as they can see.
Oooh, nice flower - them: squish.

 

[konfab]

Of course they do, they just reverse any progress made.

Do you want the government to determine how much you can work for?

 

[DanDango]

 

[hellfire]

Why would they undo the allocation of spectrum?

 

[mister]

The rules also required the location data of individuals who came into contact with those who had the coronavirus to be monitored. This directive has now been deleted by an amendment made on 8 May 2020 to the Disaster Management Act.

Why? Couldn't organise a pissup in a brewery?

 

[x7razor]

just another show of the idiots running our country

 

[Gravedigger]

Data prices is already expensive...
If they had their way, then they can make prices like R200 per GB or more.

 

[Thor]

Very glad to see they backtracked on the illegal track and trace BS - unless they got what they wanted and thus no longer need it.

This was the ANC misusing power under the disguise of "emergency"

 

[Hemi300c]

This is how the anc has fvcked this and everything else up as they always do.