South Africa regulator calls for explanation over dropped calls

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: South African regulator has called a meeting of all the mobile operators in the country to talk about the dropped calls, busy network signals and delayed messages that have been a reason of resentment among subscribers in recent weeks. Vodacom, MTN and Cell C have asked to appear before the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa after the regulatory body was inundated with complaints from users, Spokesman Sekgoela Sekgoela reportedly said. The spokesman said the companies would each appear before the regulatory body individually. Chairman of the National Consumer Forum Thami Bolani confirms a rise in mobile phone-related complaints. He said people are complaining about dropped calls and have found that mobile companies are often not willing to address the concerns of the public.