Agreed...............
Only 10% between CellC and TelkomM (the only two I use) wow those other two operators must be ripping people off like crazy.
Its easy to show Billions in profit if 35 Million People you serve don't know how much a Cellphone call costs or even how much they should be paying. If you offer ridiculously cheap calls when they don't need it.
But when they need to make that important call it can cost these people as much as R10 for 4 minutes.
A recent quick survey on the street revealed some disastrous answers 7 out of 10 people did not know exactly how much they were paying for their call costs. You answer lies here. People still believe Cellphone calls are expensive.
Also people spend more on Airtime than Food in most African countries.
I am also using Cell-c & Telkom Mobile so I am saving a bit now.
It might end up with the Poorest people in South Africa keeping MTN & Vodacom alive for a very long time.
Which is acceptable if they don't want to save money.
Honestly MTN & Vodacom dont really need to drop call rates at all.
If anything they can increase tariffs and show bigger profits.
Even if they paid R0-35 per minute to Cell-C & Telkom Mobile to terminate calls and they charge their customers R2-50 per minute that is almost R2-15 per minute of profit.
Low Mobile Terminations Rates is great and stimulates Investment in other sectors and areas.
However PRICE CONTROL and REGULATION is even more important.
Hope ICASA CAPS all Telecoms costs in this country.
