Mobile Bereaucracy!

Trapped in the democratic bureaucracy- that’s the best word to define the state on MNP in the mobile industry in South Africa, early mid last month, when Mr. Paris Mashile made a presentation at the Mobility Conference, it emerged as if ICASA is ahead of the project, still ICASA was playing hard game. The regulator…

 

Cell C, South Africa’s third mobile operator forced to end Wimax trials

Saw a story on ITWeb about Cell C being forced to shut down its WiMax trials here. Now this is the kind of bullshit that ICASA gets up to when nobody is looking. Well, everybody is actually looking at them these days. And they are abusing their power, which in effect slows down the rate…

 

Mobility 2006: Paris Mashile, Complexities of regulating costs for telecommunications in South Africa

The chairperson of ICASA, Mr. Paris Mashile, addressed the opening session of the Mobility 2006 conference. Despite being accused a “loser” for delaying the introduction of mobile number portability by the current edition of Financial Mail today. His address was largely to justify state-heavy regulation within the mobile industry in favour of protecting the consumers….