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Johannesburg - The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and telecommunications groups will meet next week to consider final proposals towards concluding the reduction of the call termination rate.
Icasa said it had met with representatives of Vodacom, MTN, Cell-C, Neotel, Telkom and the Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) on Monday to assess the outcome of bilateral discussions between
operators on the issue.
Icasa said that industry would spend the next few days finalising
bilateral discussions on a final interconnect rate, said to be at 60 cents
per minute.
Cellular operators currently pay each other R1.25 to switch a call
between networks.
Following open discussions, the parties are set to meet again on October
23.
"Such a rate should be cost-based with a reasonable mark-up not
exceeding 50% of cost," the regulator said.
Mobile firms will take part in a set of public hearings in Parliament
over the course of the next two days to discuss government's proposal to cut
interconnect fees before Christmas.
Icasa had originally set a deadline proposing an implementation date of
February 1, 2010, but government stepped in over the weekend, calling for
costs to be reduced sooner.
A spokesperson for the department of communications said it hoped to
conclude a new reduced pricing structure ahead of the festive season;
however the department added that due process was necessary, which could
delay its implementation.
- I-Net Bridge