MTN fined R5m for tripling WhatsApp data bundle prices

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Icasa says company knowingly contravened regulations and brought problems for itself

MTN's head office in Johannesburg. Picture: EPA/KIM LUDBROOK

In 2018 the country’s second largest mobile network operator by subscriber numbers introduced a monthly WhatsApp bundle of 1GB for R10 in April. Icasa’s complaints and compliance committee said MTN had knowingly contravened regulations and brought problems for itself.” the regulator said. “An unintended consequence of the low-priced WhatsApp data has been an extraordinary increase in demand on MTN’s 3G network,” said O’Sullivan.

 

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How is this beneficial to the folk on the street...the one that's being ripped off...why can't it get back to the subscribers The money goes to greedy politicians

Is true or false 🙆‍♀️😳

Sadly, nothing benefits those who have been robbed 💰

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