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16 years late — Number portability in South Africa must be finished
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has had sixteen years to fully implement number portability, and it still has not happened.
According to the Independent Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (Ispa), it remains impossible to port non-geographic numbers used by local businesses, non-profit organisations and consumers for toll-free, shared-cost, premium rate and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services — i.e. numbers starting with 0800, 0860, 0861, 0862 and 087.
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has had sixteen years to fully implement number portability, and it still has not happened.
According to the Independent Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (Ispa), it remains impossible to port non-geographic numbers used by local businesses, non-profit organisations and consumers for toll-free, shared-cost, premium rate and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services — i.e. numbers starting with 0800, 0860, 0861, 0862 and 087.
