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This just humbled me. And Here I was thinking we did the bare minimum. 🙏🏾.
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@koko_matshela Hana joale esale u faa li Gupta Eskom funds you have reckoned you can launder your reputation via ANC bashing, bathong boo Koko motho😅😅😅
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There must be no last chance....You Blew IT!!!
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@ntateRaps @LEC @Sophie_Mokoena Did anyone hold them accountable to their bullying and posturing as a committee kapa chee what they say goes??
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#Lesotho #PAC chair‘Machabana Letsie, reacting to @LEC’s court petition says, the Parliamentary independence must be protected, hence the need to oppose LEC’s case: Public institutions resort to courts to avoid accountability. @Sophie_Mokoena #sabcnews
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Are you a Vodacom Lesotho subscriber who has been affected by the recent changes on airtime usage? Kindly contact us...
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@KbzFire They managed to string us along nicely with the constant communication, how are you gonna call the community to a march when the latest feedback was they are still investigating the issue? But separately we need to explore smart network for critical infrastructure else this is it
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@Keynes_re Haai, but at least we'd have had an outlet for this pent up rage. Also says alot about those entrusted to deliver services, that they knew we wouldn't riot...
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@YourKayBol Semantics from my point, a country that doesn’t have a sufficient tax base coming up with more welfare programs under the pretext of advocacy is really irresponsible radicalism, but I digress
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@Keynes_re Yes, if we mandate internet as a right, we must also have a serious conversation about sustainable funding. That’s not radicalism for its own sake, it’s responsible advocacy for inclusive progress.
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We strongly support the EFF's initiative to scrap expiration mandates for unused prepaid data and airtime in South Africa.
We hope that once the EFF wins and SA implements this intervention, LCA will recognise its error in dismissing a similar proposal by Basotho.
Economic Freedom Fighters@EFFSouthAfrica
The EFF’s Statement Calling for the Scrapping of Expiration Mandates for Unused Prepaid Data and Airtime -Restrictions such as expiration of data and airtime which is purchased within 5-days or even hours is not only a violation of consumer rights and a manipulation of pricing, but also an undermining of the ability of South Africans to live a life of dignity. The EFF will therefore pursue in Parliament the immediate scrapping of expiration mandates for data and airtime, and subsequentl,y a complete review of data and airtime pricing plans to ensure that people are at the centre of all telecommunications pricing decisions.
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@YourKayBol Many consumers buy down I don’t think anecdotes suffice when there is a whole body of knowledge on consumer behavior and psychology, but ke this is a premises thing more than logic of how the thing works
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@Keynes_re Many people don’t buy down, not because they don’t feel ripped off, but because small bundles are often uneconomical in the long run.
People are being cornered into a system that penalises thoughtful or moderate use. That’s not just psychology, it’s structural.
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@YourKayBol Your ask is akin to what airtime usage offers and remember that bundles are an innovation to make usage cheaper so you want to regress but keep the benefits and call it radical?
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@Keynes_re With respect, that’s a convenient justification, but it misses the core issue.
Yes, using regular airtime gives unrestricted access, but at a significantly higher cost per megabyte. Bundles were introduced not as a luxury, but as a necessity for affordability.
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@YourKayBol You can ask the regulator to do this but most MNO’s aren’t making a bet on this, basic consumer psychology will tell you people will buy down if they feel like it’s a rip off and their usage is less, so it’s a classic red herring
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@Keynes_re Saying that unrestricted usage is available through airtime is like offering an expensive alternative and calling it choice.
If bundles truly depend on expiry to remain feasible, then let’s have full transparency, how much data do MNOs collect from expiry alone each year?
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@YourKayBol Rights go with responsibilities in civics class, you can mandate that and then you have to find a funding mechanism that will sustain the right, else it’s radicalism for the sake of it
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@Keynes_re Let people see what they’re losing in the name of "innovation."
Truly, calling for bundles not to expire is a modest demand. Real demand should be more radical, we must declare access to the internet a fundamental right, and demand that people have a say in setting data tariffs.
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@YourKayBol I think the underlying premises need to be more informed, but it’s not something easily done within the tweet limits
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@Keynes_re That varying price of a gigabyte based on validity is exactly the issue. The data itself doesn’t change. A gig is a gig. So, consumers are being charged more not for more data or better service, but simply for the right to use their data over a longer period.
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@YourKayBol No, the assumptions are misplaced, airtime usage is unrestricted, the innovation of bundles is only ever feasible with validity, what you want is already there, it’s using normal airtime for your data consumption it has no restrictions, bundled pricing is something else
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@Keynes_re They charge less for short-validity bundles to encourage quick, extravagant, consumption.
The goal is to get us to burn through our data fast so we go back to buy more. It’s about accelerating turnover.
Giving us time to use our data responsibly isn’t as profitable.
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@YourKayBol I do remember and the difference was the economics back then, you see you have to spread overheads and when connections were low they even had to charge for receiving calls, your comparison of timed bundles to airtime window is misplaced, why does a gig cost differ by validity?
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@Keynes_re Remember the days when airtime came with a window period? Buying M10 voucher gave you 10 days of access, and the more you recharged, the longer your window stayed open. If that was possible with airtime back then, it can’t be complicated to apply the same logic to data bundles.
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@YourKayBol And if they buy 52, then the bundle window extend to a year? And you now have to design with that in mind, I think most of these suggestions are devoid of the complexity of provisioning at an MNO level and the complexity that have to be accommodated for an effective lesser price
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@Keynes_re We had also said that if someone buys a weekly bundle and uses it up in a day, and buys another weekly bundle, the new one should extend the original expiry by seven days, not start a new cycle.
Now, explain how these consumer-friendly measures would make data more expensive.
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@YourKayBol needs to be priced in , and the assumption that client behavior would be static when history shows that clients aim to exploit value and even such needs to be modeled in
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@YourKayBol I haven’t but the logic stands, now the suggestions even bring complexity in having client history in perpetuity but also the problem being solved is very insignificant bundle expiry is insignificant to bundle depletion and what more the complexity of your product design still
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