Vodacom gave a similar view, with spokesman Byron Kennedy adding that Vodacom had reduced its effective data price by about half since March 2016. MTN said it was wrong to lay the blame for the country’s data costs with operators because the greatest hurdle to data pricing reduction remained spectrum allocation, for which the government is responsible. Other regulatory interventions included a proposal that mobile operators be forced to give prepaid subscribers a “lifeline package” of daily free data, and requirements for Vodacom and MTN to agree appropriate pricing of roaming deals. If the companies fail to reach agreement with the competition watchdog over the recommendations within the specified timeframe, they could face prosecution under competition legislation. The mobile operators must also agree terms to stop strategies that may facilitate greater exploitation of market power and anti-poor pricing, it said.
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