Hopes fade for cheaper telecom in South Africa Archives Published: October 22, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Hopes for cheaper telecommunication services in South Africa are fading following Minister of Communication Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri’s decision to drag the country’s telecom sector regulator to court to prevent it from issuing a new license to Altech. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles PARCO Gunvor Partners With Excellence Delivered For RISE With SAP S/4HANA Digital Transformation Wired August 30, 2025 Zong And ZTE Partner To Launch AI-Powered AIR RAN For Pakistan’s First Autonomous Network Wired August 29, 2025 D-Link Pakistan And Silicon Technologies Host Tech Meetup In Islamabad Wired August 29, 2025 CHT Pakistan Implements SAP S/4HANA With Excellence Delivered To Enhance Efficiency Wired August 28, 2025