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Cape Town - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has brought forward by one month plans to halve the rates mobile operators can charge each other to use their networks.
Icasa published regulations which include a 50% cut in Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) with effect from March 1 2014. However, the regulator said in a statement on Friday last week that this has been delayed to May 1 2014.
It said the two month postponement was taken as a result papers lodged in the South Gauteng High Court by MTN [JSE:MTN].
MTN is seeking an urgent interim order to stop the MTRs from coming into effect until the legal process has been fully exhausted.
“Icasa’s council initially decided that a delay of two months was needed,” spokesperson Paseka Maleka said in a statement.
“After further consideration and consultation with legal counsel, Icasa’s council has decided that the commencement of the 2014 regulations need only be delayed by one month.”
"It is in the public interest that MTN's application for interim relief be resolved as expeditiously as possible," it said.
Icasa published regulations which include a 50% cut in Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) with effect from March 1 2014. However, the regulator said in a statement on Friday last week that this has been delayed to May 1 2014.
It said the two month postponement was taken as a result papers lodged in the South Gauteng High Court by MTN [JSE:MTN].
MTN is seeking an urgent interim order to stop the MTRs from coming into effect until the legal process has been fully exhausted.
“Icasa’s council initially decided that a delay of two months was needed,” spokesperson Paseka Maleka said in a statement.
“After further consideration and consultation with legal counsel, Icasa’s council has decided that the commencement of the 2014 regulations need only be delayed by one month.”
"It is in the public interest that MTN's application for interim relief be resolved as expeditiously as possible," it said.
