Neotel welcomes the publication of the draft call termination regulations that propose further interconnection rate reductions. Neotel has always been of the view that the regulation of interconnection and its associated pricing is best dealt with by the telecommunication industry's independent regulator, and would like to commend ICASA for taking action in this regard. Neotel also welcomes the acknowledgement by the Regulator of the company’s status as a new entrant, to be contrasted with long established operators. Neotel will, however, submit its detailed comments and views on the proposals in the regulations during the public enquiry process.

“As all the competitive issues within the Telecommunications industry begin to be addressed and regulated properly, we believe that a fair competitive landscape will begin to form and consumers will truly benefit in the end. Neotel’s focus is on making communications more affordable to South Africans – bringing high quality products and services to the market, providing real value at the best rate,”