SA data prices high, anti-poor and lack transparency, Competition Commission finds | Fin24
SA's mobile data prices are much higher than those of its African peers and a selection of other countries worldwide - with particularly MTN and Vodacom charging higher prices to domestic consumers than they do in other countries, the Competition Commission has found.
"Operators prefer to make use of promotions and free data rather than to drop headline prices. As a result, few consumers know what they really pay per MB," he added."The failure to release high demand spectrum due to delays in digital migration has raised the costs of mobile operators unnecessarily," Bonakele said.But, even though releasing spectrum would reduce operator cost, it would not necessarily result in price decreases, he added.
"Cell C has historically been more aggressive on headline prices, but the larger networks have found it profitable not to follow their pricing downwards. This shows the resilience of their market position."
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