South African mobile operators urge govt to regulate Whatsapp

654 views · Published 17 January 2016 · 2:22 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: CGTN Africa · 2016 · News & Politics

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Some mobile operators in South Africa are calling on the government to regulate Over-The-Top content services such as WhatsApp and Skype.  The move comes amid increasing pressure on the network providers revenue streams with services like WhatsApp offering free text chats and now voice calls, cutting into the networks profits.  An online women's magazine has also launched a campaign calling on the government to reject the networks call for OTT regulation and many mobile customers are already voicing outrage at what they call network greed.

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