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Cell C denies ICASA's claim of outstanding fees
On 30 April 2013, Marion Shinn, MP, commented in Parliament on the outstanding ICASA fees owed by Cell C, based on information supplied to her by ICASA. Cell C aims to set the record straight and states that it has never been advised by ICASA that it owes R107.3 million or any other amount in outstanding licence fees and accordingly it denies that it owes this amount.
After the media reported on the statements made by Shinn, Cell C sent a letter to ICASA on 2 May 2013 demanding urgent written confirmation of ICASA's position and that Cell C is not in default of any licence fee obligations. ICASA has reportedly failed to respond, as it appears to be unable to verify its own information. ICASA's failure to respond and set the record straight publicly is said to be having a negative impact on Cell C's reputation and the mobile operator states that it leaves it with no choice but to make its own public statement in this regard.
Cell C notes that in a similar vein, that despite having announced in February 2013 that it would begin a market review related to the high cost to communicate, ICASA has failed to commence this review and consumers and Cell C continue to be negatively impacted.
