MTC regards its services as a bargain
Despite a 7% increase, MTC believes that it is still a very affordable operator.
This is mainly reflected in comparisons it has made to similarly sized mobile operators on the continent and unnamed South African mobile operators, Namibian Sun has established.
While it has announced a 7% increase in the prices of its pre-paid and post-paid packages, MTC believes that it can still brag that its prices compare well to that of two unnamed South African operators that it has benchmarked itself against.
A comparative list compiled by MTC and seen by Namibian Sun seems to indicate that Namibians may be getting their money's worth. Comparing its Mobiz 300 package to similarly priced packages, MTC subscribers pay N$269 and get 300 voice minutes, 300 text messages to send and 300 megabytes of data while subscribers in South Africans pay N$209 on one package and get 75 voice minutes, 200 text messages and 200 megabytes of data on a monthly basis.
Regarding the second unnamed South African operator known to Namibian Sun, subscribers pay N$179 per month on this package while enjoying the benefit of 100 voice minutes, 1 500 text messages and 150 megabytes of data.
MTC has announced that it will be increasing its prepaid subscription fees by 7%, effective 1 June 2017, for its Aweh, Happy Hour and NetMan Instant bundles, while adjustments to its post-paid and other bundles will only be felt on 1 July 2017.
Motivating the rationale behind the price increase, MTC executive Tim Ekandjo said: “MTC has not had any price increases in the last 11 years despite rising operational cost. During this period MTC maintained its operations which were aimed at increasing efficiencies and ensuring excellent products and service to its customers.”
According to him, the price adjustment was being made at an opportune time.
“This exercise done amidst the challenging environment in which MTC operates in, coupled by reduction in mobile termination rates, increased costs of network investment, has necessitated a review of pricing,” Ekandjo said.
“We nevertheless promise our customers to keep providing the world-class products and services that they are accustomed to.”
The cheapest pre-paid package, Oka, will increase by N$1 to N$7 excluding tax, while the popular Aweh Prime and Aweh Super will increase to N$32 and N$53 respectively.
The 1 Day, 3 Day and 7 Day NetMan bundles will increase to N$31, N$85 and N$159 respectively, effective 1 June 2017.
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This is mainly reflected in comparisons it has made to similarly sized mobile operators on the continent and unnamed South African mobile operators, Namibian Sun has established.
While it has announced a 7% increase in the prices of its pre-paid and post-paid packages, MTC believes that it can still brag that its prices compare well to that of two unnamed South African operators that it has benchmarked itself against.
A comparative list compiled by MTC and seen by Namibian Sun seems to indicate that Namibians may be getting their money's worth. Comparing its Mobiz 300 package to similarly priced packages, MTC subscribers pay N$269 and get 300 voice minutes, 300 text messages to send and 300 megabytes of data while subscribers in South Africans pay N$209 on one package and get 75 voice minutes, 200 text messages and 200 megabytes of data on a monthly basis.
Regarding the second unnamed South African operator known to Namibian Sun, subscribers pay N$179 per month on this package while enjoying the benefit of 100 voice minutes, 1 500 text messages and 150 megabytes of data.
MTC has announced that it will be increasing its prepaid subscription fees by 7%, effective 1 June 2017, for its Aweh, Happy Hour and NetMan Instant bundles, while adjustments to its post-paid and other bundles will only be felt on 1 July 2017.
Motivating the rationale behind the price increase, MTC executive Tim Ekandjo said: “MTC has not had any price increases in the last 11 years despite rising operational cost. During this period MTC maintained its operations which were aimed at increasing efficiencies and ensuring excellent products and service to its customers.”
According to him, the price adjustment was being made at an opportune time.
“This exercise done amidst the challenging environment in which MTC operates in, coupled by reduction in mobile termination rates, increased costs of network investment, has necessitated a review of pricing,” Ekandjo said.
“We nevertheless promise our customers to keep providing the world-class products and services that they are accustomed to.”
The cheapest pre-paid package, Oka, will increase by N$1 to N$7 excluding tax, while the popular Aweh Prime and Aweh Super will increase to N$32 and N$53 respectively.
The 1 Day, 3 Day and 7 Day NetMan bundles will increase to N$31, N$85 and N$159 respectively, effective 1 June 2017.
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