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Cellphone costs: ICASA ordered to act

NEWSWATCH: The Minister of Communications has ordered ICASA to act on South African cellphone costs, reports Mail & Guardian Online, while ANC MP Johnny de Lange was angered when he was refused details of Vodacom's costs and responded by saying that if necessary he would take legal action to ensure they are provided, says Business Report. Sunday Independent's new editor is excited and looking forward to taking up his new position, reports IOL, which also reports that Teazers boss Lolly Jackson has apparently labelled the ASA “a bunch of idiots”.
Cellphone costs: ICASA ordered to act

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  • Mail & Guardian Online: Nyanda orders Icasa to act on cellphone rates… The Minister of Communications has told Icasa to take urgent action to address SA's exorbitant cellphone costs.
  • Business Report: Vodacom keeps mum on costs… ANC MP Johnny de Lange was angered yesterday when Vodacom chairman Pieter Uys refused to disclose details of costs, and said if necessary he would have the company subpoenaed to provide the required information.
  • IOL: Sunday Independent's new editor is excited… He's looking forward to returning to showcasing the finest journalism.
  • IOL: ASA a bunch of idiots - Lolly… Lolly's livid… Lolly Jackson, owner of Teazers, is miffed and allegedly called the ASA a ‘bunch of idiots' after they banned one of his billboards; they say that it "would be interpreted as ridiculing (Caster) Semenya's gender status and ordeal she had had to endure".

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