Vodacom and MTN take legal action against ICASA over new consumer protection rules

The Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Khusela Diko, says there's no technical reason why mobile data should ever expire for South African consumers.

This follows an oversight visit by MPs to MTN's headquarters in Roodepoort on Monday, amid an ongoing court battle launched by MTN and Vodacom against regulator ICASA.

The telecommunications giants are seeking relief from ICASA's updated End-User and Subscriber Service Charter rules, which govern data rollover, bundle depletion, and transfer of minutes and megabytes.

SABC News economics reporter, Katlego Legodi filed this report.

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