{"id":414312,"date":"2021-09-15T17:21:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=414312"},"modified":"2021-09-15T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:28:18","slug":"cell-c-cutting-off-virgin-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/414312-cell-c-cutting-off-virgin-mobile.html","title":{"rendered":"Cell C cutting off Virgin Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cell C has informed MyBroadband that it will be cutting off network services to mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile starting from Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

“Please be advised that Cell C will be terminating the provision of network services to Virgin Mobile South Africa from 17:00 this evening, in a phased approach.”<\/p>\n

The operator said the cutoff would be done in a phased manner over three days.<\/p>\n

Firstly, data connectivity will be terminated from today at 17:00, followed by voice services at 17:00 tomorrow (Thursday 16 September 2021), and SMS services at 17:00 on Friday (17 September).<\/p>\n

“This phased approach ensures that consumers have time to secure new connectivity services,” Cell C said.<\/p>\n

The operator said it was committed and ready to continue to provide connectivity to Virgin Mobile subscribers.<\/p>\n

Last week, Cell C launched several offers<\/strong><\/a> to the estimated 15,000 Virgin Mobile subscribers that will need to migrate to other service providers to stay connected.<\/p>\n

“A number of offers have been packaged and are open to all consumers, for the next 14 days exclusively via Cell C\u2019s website, without any credit checks, contracts, or extended commitments.”<\/p>\n

The “Time to make a Change” deals include three Pinnacle TopUp month-to-month offers, starting at R49 per month.<\/p>\n

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The seemingly abrupt cutoff of Virgin Mobile comes after the MVNO previously said<\/strong><\/a> it would allow customers to migrate to a new service provider without penalty until the end of November.<\/p>\n

This was when it was due to stop operating under its current name and move from a consumer-focused business to an MVNO-enabler.<\/p>\n

At the time, the operator said its expected its 10-month business rescue process would be concluded by the end of September.<\/p>\n

The company appointed<\/strong><\/a> senior business rescue practitioner John Henning and junior practitioner Peter Thompson as its business rescue practitioners in 2020, after the business suffered heavy losses under the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The operator was already in a vulnerable position before this and was sold by the Virgin Group in 2019.<\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0 The biggest loser \u2014 South Africa\u2019s cellphone network users<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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