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South Africa: Competition Commission - Mobile Data Market Is Anti-Poor
Daily Maverick, 25 April 2019
Mobile data is more expensive in South Africa than comparative countries and the market lacks transparency and is anti-poor, said the Competition Commission on Wednesday. Read more »
Poor South Africans Bear the Brunt of High Data Costs - Authority
The Competition Commission has argued in its provisional report on the Data Services Market Inquiry that the data market includes "anti-poor pricing structures". The Data Services Market Inquiry was launched in 2017 after the #DataMustFall campaign called for reduced data costs.
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17 October 2018
Right2Know Submission to the Competition Commission of South Africa on the DataMarket Inquiry Public Hearing
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- Right2Know [R2K] (Johannesburg)
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