{"id":172584,"date":"2016-07-20T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T07:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=172584"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T13:12:32","slug":"why-a-suspended-wasp-could-still-use-mtns-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/172584-why-a-suspended-wasp-could-still-use-mtns-network.html","title":{"rendered":"Why a suspended WASP could still use MTN\u2019s network"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wireless Application Service Providers\u2019 Association (WASPA) recently uncovered a new cellphone scam<\/strong><\/a> where South African mobile users were secretly subscribed to a paid-for adult service.<\/p>\n

A panel of three adjudicators found that the service provider\u2019s breaches of the WASPA Code Of Conduct were \u201cnumerous and both flagrant and extreme\u201d.<\/p>\n

The service provider\u2019s WASPA membership was suspended until all of its services were provided to the Media Monitor for review and testing to rule out further harm to consumers.<\/p>\n

However, MyBroadband has received evidence that the service provider was allowed to continue operating on MTN\u2019s network, despite the suspension.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy on earth is MTN not protecting their subscribers?\u201d asked an industry player familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the WASP agreement with mobile networks, if you are suspended from WASPA, all services can be terminated immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

MTN explains<\/h3>\n

MTN said it is aware of the breaches to the WASPA Code of Conduct by one of its WASPs, and WASPA’s suspension of the WASP\u2019s membership.<\/p>\n

\u201cMTN has also suspended the WASP in question from its network in line with MTN’s prescription of mandatory WASPA membership of all WASPs on its network,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

JK Kanis, General Manager: Partnerships at MTN Business, confirmed\u00a0the WASP Infobip breached the WASPA code of conduct and was suspended by WASPA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis constitutes a material breach of the WASP Agreement MTN signed with Infobip,\u201d said Kanis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe necessary legal action has been taken by MTN against the said WASP, to apply the suspension of its connectivity on the MTN Network.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of clauses 8 and 20 of the Infobip WASP Agreement, MTN has to provide 10 business days’ notice to Infobip to remedy a breach, prior to termination.<\/p>\n

This explains why the WASP was still allowed to use MTN\u2019s network to send communications, even though it was suspended.<\/p>\n

Infobip responds<\/h3>\n

Infobip responded to the WASPA panel ruling, saying it has been incorrectly identified as the target of the complaints, and it is addressing the issue with the regulator.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are providing WASPA with assistance in targeting their action correctly. Infobip does not own, produce, promote, or advertise any of the content that uses our solution for payments collection,\u201d said the company.<\/p>\n

The action taken by WASPA, said Infobip, relates to a service operated by a third party with Infobip “merely an intermediary” in the supply chain of digital content and having no direct control.<\/p>\n

\u201cInfobip operates in accordance with all relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and we cooperate with authorities in the investigation of any misuse of services.”<\/p>\n

More on MTN<\/h3>\n

MTN encouraged by price hike feedback<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Massive MTN price hikes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MTN increases default prepaid call rate from 79c to R1.50 per minute<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An industry expert has questioned why a service provider which was suspended by WASPA continued to operate on MTN\u2019s network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":141928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[35,42,5054,1285],"class_list":["post-172584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-headline","tag-mtn","tag-wasp","tag-waspa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172584"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172710,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172584\/revisions\/172710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}