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Patricia de Lille, leader of the Independent Democrats, welcomes the meeting that took place on the 8 September 2009 between Icasa and network operators where some progress on the reduction of the interconnection rates of cellular calls finally took place. "ID has run a sustained campaign on this issue for the last few months and we feel vindicated that our pressure has finally resulted in an agreement to reduce the high interconnection rates that South African consumers are forced to pay", stated De Lille. "This is only the first step in our campaign to ensure that cellular operators are prevented from fleecing the South African consumer through anti-competitive behaviour. While we welcome the agreement that has been reached between ICASA and the cellular operators on the issue of interconnection rates, the ID still maintains that a more stringent regulatory environment needs to be enacted to bring down the high cost of cellular communication in South Africa. "I also believe that the cellular operators should act on this agreement before the end of the year so as to give South Africans a Christmas present and bring relief to those who are suffering as a result of the present economic crisis. I will also not let this issue rest until I am convinced that we have a fair and competitive cellular communication market in South Africa and that the consumer is paying a fair price for these services."
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