Data prices unlikely to drop soon with 5G, Rain warns
Company says rolling out infrastructure will cost billions of rand in the short term before cheaper data becomes available to retail customers
24 April 2022 - 00:00
5G network operator Rain says data prices are unlikely to fall any time soon because telecom companies still need to roll out expensive infrastructure after the licensing of the spectrum...
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