High Court orders suspension of spectrum auction
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has noted the judgment handed down by the High Court on the auctioning of spectrum.
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday ordered the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to halt the planned auction of radio frequency spectrum licences, pending a hearing of contentions raised by broadcaster e.tv and Telkom.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ndabeni-Abrahams said the ministry remains open to mediation for the parties involved in order to find a common solution through alternative dispute resolution outside of the court process.
Strong growth for Vodacom fibre
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Vodacom has published its trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2020, showing strong growth in its fibre business.
Group service revenue increased by 4.2% over the period, with South African service revenue increasing by 5.4%.
Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub noted that just under half of the company’s international customer base – almost 16 million people – now use its M-Pesa platform.
“Revenues from M-Pesa increased 10.1%, largely the result of a 7.7% increase in customers, with almost 16 million people – or just under half of our International customer base – now making use of our M-Pesa platform. Including Safaricom, monthly M-Pesa transactions were $24.2 billion, up 57.8% year-on-year,” Joosub said.
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