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‘Load shedding eroding attempts to cut data costs’ busrep

JOHANNESBURG – Fitch Solutions on Friday warned that South African mobile users’ hopes that data costs will decrease soon are slowly being eroded by the impact of load shedding on mobile operators and the economy. The company said high capital and operational expenditure as a direct result of load shedding has significantly tied the hands of operators in terms of reducing data and voice costs.

In August 2017, the commission initiated a market inquiry into data services because it had reason to believe that there were features in the sector that prevented, distorted or restricted competition. Cyclone Idai in neighbouring Mozambique also put further strain on the electricity provider’s capacity due to a collapse in imported supply from the hydroelectricity facility at Cahora Bassa.

“Load shedding is solely determined by the system. If we need to go above stage one, and as high as stage five to protect the system, that’s what a responsible systems operator would do.

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