The CompetitionCommission found that poorer consumers were being subjected to more exploitation than wealthier customers.
On Wednesday, the Competition Commission released a report which revealed that telecomm giants MTN and Vodacom were charging South Africans more for data in comparison to other countries.Radio personalities Thabo"Tbo Touch" Molefe and Gareth Cliff took the matter to parliament to advocate for lower data costs.
The report found that poorer consumers were being subjected to more exploitation than wealthier customers. Consumers were charged more for smaller bundles.MTN and Vodacom trended on social media, with some threatening to terminate their relationships with the service providers. South Africans have been complaining about data prices for YEARS. Competition Commission coming out to tell us MTN & VODACOM are ripping our people off is nothing new.
They're useless. Instead of telling us about what they're going to do, they tell what we already know.
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