Press Release

SA consumers, used to high prices for telecommunications, must be rubbing their hands in glee. The cost of broadband and voice telephony has begun falling, in some cases dramatically, as competition finally begins to take effect. At the weekend, cellphone giant Vodacom announced it was effectively cutting its peak-time prepaid rates by as much as […]

Studies show that cellular interconnection costs closer to 25c than the current 89c/77c per minute. Peak Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) – aka interconnect rates – were dropped from the previous R1.25 per minute to 89c per minute in March after an agreement was reached between the cellular operators and ICASA. This interconnect rate cut resulted […]

Another hurdle to decent telecoms competition and consumer choice has fallen, with the implementation of individual geographic number portability (GNP) starting in earnest on Monday. After almost five years, fixed-line home phone users can now switch providers, while keeping their numbers. “Geographic number portability is a tool to promote consumer choice in the market,” said […]

Itec, a leading provider of telecom and office automation solutions, has partnered with iConnect Telecommunications and ECN Telecoms to offer its customers a set of Internet Protocol telephony (IP) solutions that can help them drive down their telecom costs by up to 30%. The company adds these IP telephony solutions to a telecom product portfolio […]

In a bid to prevent a dramatic termination rate cut, mobile operators have said recently drafted mobile termination regulations are outside of the law. Public hearings on the regulations are expected to begin next week, with almost all industry players taking a spot to discuss the value of the regulations at the Independent Communications Authority […]

Electronics and electrical engineering company, Reunert, today announced that it is has acquired the business of ECN Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd (“ECN”) for an undisclosed purchase price. The transaction is subject to approval by the South African Competition Authorities. ECN’s existing portfolio of IP based telecommunications services will add converged voice and data capabilities to Reunert […]

RLO RLO – Reunert Limited – Voluntary announcement: Competition authorities approve Reunert’s purchase of ECN Telecommunications REUNERT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number: 1913/004355/06 ISIN: ZAE000057428 JSE Code: RLO (“Reunert”) VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT: COMPETITION AUTHORITIES APPROVE REUNERT’S PURCHASE OF ECN TELECOMMUNICATIONS Electronics and electrical engineering company, Reunert, confirmed that the South African […]