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Telkom welcomes the new Call Termination Rates (CTRs) issued by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on 29 January 2014. CTRs refer to the fee that one network charges another for receiving and terminating calls on its network.
The revised CTRs will substantially contribute to reducing the cost of communication and the consumer will be the biggest beneficiary.
Dr Miriam Altman, Head of Strategy at Telkom said she was encouraged by the introduction of the new Call Termination Rates.
"This brings the market closer to parity in termination rates, supporting the move to convergence between fixed and mobile services. Telkom has for many years subsidised the dominant mobile operators, and this move will begin to level the playing field.
Telkom will pass on reductions to consumers and will communicate these savings once it has fully assessed the impact of the regulations," said Altman.
Following notification from ICASA, the incumbent mobile cellular operators are expected to reduce their Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) from 40c today to 20c as of 1 March 2014. The MTR's for small mobile operators like Cell C and Telkom Mobile will remain at 44c. The fixed termination rate for Telkom remains at 12c in respect of local interconnection for the coming year, while the rate for the national interconnections will fall from 19c to 16c. By March 2017, the call termination rates for the major operators will be unified at 10c, with continued, albeit falling, asymmetry for small mobile and fixed operators.
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