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BroadbandMobile operators cut pricesHilton Tarrant09 March 2010 00:42 But, are they hoping to deflect attention from retail prices?
JOHANNESBURG - Vodacom this weekend joined MTN in trumpeting its latest price cuts for consumers. It said that its new prepaid tariffs are the lowest in the country. At 2.8c per second, the all-day call rate equates to R1.70 per minute (It also unhelpfully "neglects" to mention in its release that calls to other networks now cost R1.80 per minute). This of course follows MTN's announcement just last week that call charges on its One Rate PayAsYouGo would drop to "less than 3c per second". At no point in its announcement did it ever detail what "less than" equated to, but helpfully its website states this is 2.91c per second (or R1.75 per minute). We're used to seeing this kind of sabre rattling between the two do... More Recent Blog EntriesThe (real) internet on your mobile phone02 March 2010 12:18A better way to surf the web on your phone. The revolution will not be plugged in to charge24 February 2010 10:19Wireless charging is the next big thing. Microsoft takes aim at your pocket19 February 2010 11:03You might want to wait for the new Windows Phone. Money transfer on your phone16 February 2010 12:01Nokia takes aim at banking in emerging markets. Vodacom + MTN = guilty16 February 2010 00:44Operators are crowing about 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, speeds we won’t realistically see for a while. BLOGGER PROFILEHilton Tarrant writes "Broadband", a weekly column on Moneyweb covering the ICT sector in South Africa. Email: hilton@moneyweb.co.za View more articles from this section
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