{"id":88941,"date":"2013-10-14T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=88941"},"modified":"2013-10-15T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T09:06:51","slug":"icasa-draft-call-termination-regulations-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/88941-icasa-draft-call-termination-regulations-published.html","title":{"rendered":"Icasa draft call termination regulations published"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa<\/a>) has gazetted the draft call termination regulations, it said on Monday.<\/p>\n

“The authority advised during its presentation of the proposed termination rates that interested parties will be given 14 days within which to make submissions,” Icasa said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“However, it was decided that it will be in the interest of all stakeholders to be given 30 days from the date of publication to submit written comments on the draft regulations.”<\/p>\n

Icasa released the draft call termination regulations earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Termination rates are the fees operators pay to connect calls between the networks.<\/p>\n

At the release, Icasa councillor William Stucke<\/a> said the current rate of 40 cents a minute levied by operators like Vodacom<\/a> and MTN<\/a> would drop to 20 cents a minute in 2014, 15 cents in 2015 and 10 cents in 2016.<\/p>\n

Icasa also introduced an asymmetric rates system for smaller operators with a market share of less than 20 percent, like Cell C<\/a> and Telkom Mobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under the asymmetric system, the current 44 cents a minute would drop to 39 cents in 2014, 33 cents in 2015, and 26 cents in 2016. It would reach 10 cents a minute by 2019.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Icasa determined that ineffective competition existed in the provision of call termination because of inefficient pricing.<\/p>\n

More cellular news<\/h3>\n

Cell C competition complaint against Vodacom, MTN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SA mobile prices not as high as you think: Vodacom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vodacom, MTN shares down on call rate cut news<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

20c per minute drop too steep: Vodacom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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