Vodacom says global digital platform giants must make an ongoing, meaningful, and dependable contribution to the very society that enables their business.
South Africa’s mobile network operators believe that companies like Netflix, Amazon , Disney, Google , and Facebook should contribute towards building their infrastructure.that was recently released by the Association of Communications and Technology , an industry body whose members include Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, Telkom, and Vodacom.against regulated service providers without any regulatory obligations.
This new incarnation of the clash between operators and OTTs has been given a clever name — “Fair Share”. Carriers say OTTs must contribute their fair share to the infrastructure they benefit from. “If network operators perceive that OTT providers are not contributing their fair share, it may discourage them from investing in the necessary infrastructure to support the growing demands of the OTT services,” it said.
This raised immediate net neutrality concerns, as those who could not or would not pay the carriers’ price would be relegated to the slow lane. “Fair Share should encourage commercial arrangements being entered into between the network operators and OTT service providers,” ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi said in response to a question from MyBroadband.MyBroadband asked Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Rain, and Telkom for their individual views on Fair Share. Vodacom provided feedback, and Telkom referred us to ACT.
Vodacom said that some of those controlling the large platform services have not invested sufficiently on the ground where it matters most to South Africa.
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