Data bundle rules due in April
Consumers to get relief as final regulations on the expiry of data to be published within a month, Icasa says
Final regulations on the expiry of data bundles are set to be published by the end of April, telecommunications regulator the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) told MPs on Wednesday. Icasa said the regulations were part of measures to reduce the cost to communicate. These are expected to bring relief to consumers, who have long bemoaned usage limits. The government is pulling out all the stops to reduce the cost of communicating, pointing out that it is only through legislative means that it can ensure reasonable pricing and market structure in the sector. Network operators have been under intense scrutiny in recent months for allegedly ripping off consumers, especially when it comes to data expiry dates and out-of-bundle billing. Briefing members of Parliament’s select committee on communications and public enterprises on the cost of communications, Icasa councillor Leweng Mphahlele said the regulator had introduced various measures to reduce the exorbitant costs o...
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