Battle Over Interconnection Fees Continues

The battle over interconnection fees has now taken a new twist, as the government moves to perhaps force the larger mobile operators to reduce fees, deeming the regulator ICASA not up to the task, citing the fact that it has failed to deal with high communications prices thus far. The government has denied that its motivations are political. Public hearings are being held on the issue, and the government may decide to change the law in order to impose cuts on the operators.

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