Mobile Technology in South Africa

Overview of the Mobile Market in South Africa

Statistics

724 out of 1,000 inhabitants of South Africa are mobile subscribers( August 2007, World Bank)

Telkom a near- monopoly where the government owns 39% of the shares

Mobile market has been liberalized since 1994 with a penetration rate of 50%

SA telecom tariffs are above average especially for Broadband meanwhile due to competition mobile market rates have lower rates

Lower mobile rates in SA  vs Britain or Australia

See http://www.oecd.org

For detailed information  See attached document

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