Icasa to tackle high cost of data
Independent Communications Authority of SA will consult the Competition Commission among others to find ways to make data more affordable
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) is in consultation with the National Consumer Commission and the Competition Commission among other organisations to find ways to make data more affordable. In his inclusive growth action plan presentation on Thursday‚ Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba highlighted that as part of his telecommunications mandate‚ his office will direct the Competition Commission to investigate the high cost of mobile data in the country. Icasa spokesperson Paseka Maleka said the organisation gave its stakeholders 45 days to make submissions on a questionnaire on the high price of data. "The reduction in the cost of data will be dependent on the outcome of the market review process‚ which is the next phase of the priority markets study. Icasa has legislative powers to impose appropriate remedies (which may include price regulation) through regulations on operators found to have significant market power in the relevant market where competition is found...
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