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Vodacom
Jan 21, 2002

B Clear may exit SA

Cellular service provider B Clear and Simple says it is not taking on new clients, and after selling the largest part of its subscriber base to M-Tel, it may consider pulling out of SA.

Phillip de Wet
2:50
Jan 18, 2002

Tiscali buys World Online

European telecommunications company Tiscali has bought Vodacom`s 40% stake in Vodacom World Online. Thrown into the deal is a Vodacom service provider licence which the company says fundamentally differentiates it from M-Web.

Tiscali
1:50
MTN
Jan 15, 2002

B Clear`s MTN deal gets murky

Customers of B Clear and Simple SA have been transferred to MTN`s M-Tel service provider after B Clear ended its contract with MTN. The once highflying Australian company`s hopes to piggyback into Africa evaporate with the contract.

Phillip de Wet
2:20
Transnet
Jan 9, 2002

Govt gets M-Cell stake out of the way

Government-owned enterprise Transnet has entered into an asset-backed financing deal to borrow around R5 billion against its 20% stake in MTN parent M-Cell. With that out of the way for 18 months, the focus returns to the delayed Telkom listing.

Phillip de Wet
2:50
Dec 10, 2001

Protek wins MTN contract

MTN has chosen Protek to supply it with a convergent customer care and billing system to support its GSM subscriber base in Cameroon and Uganda.

Protek
2:10
Vodacom tariffs
Dec 10, 2001

Vodacom joins prepaid price war

Vodacom has responded to the threat posed by Cell C undercutting its prepaid rates by equalling the newcomer`s best peak rate, and still claims the lowest off-peak rate, albeit on separate packages.

Phillip de Wet
3:50
Cell C tariffs
Dec 5, 2001

Cell C undercuts MTN, Vodacom contracts

Cell C has revealed its contract tariffs, and will offer business and casual users cheaper rates than currently available, while Telkom users will pay less for calls to Cell C numbers.

Phillip de Wet
1:30
Cell C
Nov 30, 2001

Cell C contract launch postponed

Cell C will not reveal its contract offerings to consumers before 5 December as corporate clients get preference in a phased roll-out. Meanwhile, the company promises a surprise for Telkom users before the contract launch.

Staff Writer
3:40
Nov 30, 2001

Cell C declares a price war

Paul Doany, Cell C`s chief strategist, admits the company is waging a price war in order to win some of the one million customers it hopes Vodacom and MTN will give up without a fight.

Phillip de Wet
3:10
SMS
Nov 30, 2001

MIG develops SMS package

Mobile Internet Gateway (MIG) has developed a package that allows users to send dynamic SMS messages to GSM cellular phones anywhere in the world.

3:40
Nov 22, 2001

MTN readies for Cell C onslaught

MTN says it is unfazed by Cell C`s successful launch, and while MTN`s focus is on not getting lost in a quagmire of low-value prepaid users, it expects continued growth in SA and promises a "considered response" to Cell C.

Phillip de Wet
2:40
MTN Africa
Nov 22, 2001

Africa looking up, but dangerous, for MTN

M-Cell says its operations further north are doing better than expected, but it is still running into regulatory troubles in Cameroon and Nigeria. With R3 billion invested in Nigeria, MTN International is make or break for the company.

Phillip de Wet
2:30
SMS
Nov 21, 2001

SMS your clients, colleagues and friends this festive season!

Mobile Internet Gateway has launched the SMS Manager Web-based bulk SMS tool.

 
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