Why has the SA VANS Association put in a formal complaint to the Competition Commission?
We believe that competition should come in as soon as possible. As a result of the delay in licensing the second national operator – SA VANS and ISPA (the South African internet providers association) have put in a formal complaint to the Competition Commission. From informal discussions, we know that the Commission has an appetite for the issue and is prepared to aggressively investigate. There was an issue of areas of responsibility – whether this was part of another body s remit – but this has now been settled and the Commission will take matters forward, What are the three main headline issues you think need investigating? 1. Discriminatory and predatory pricing. 2. Free, open and fair access. 3. Prohibition of illegal bundling. Won t these issues simply get lost by the time the Commission report? No, because the Commission is bound by law to report within a year and we re hoping for something within six months. Some of these issues may not come to anything as thing are moving fast
