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…

 

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….