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All telephone numbers are 9 digits long (but always prefixed by 0 for calls within South Africa), except for certain Telkom special services. When dialed from another country, the "0" is omitted and replaced with the appropriate international access code and the country code +27.
Rain offers data-only mobile network services in South Africa. They provide 4G and LTE services through a partnership to use Vodacom and MTNs infrastructure. [9] [10] It launched The first Standalone 5G (3600) network in the country. Powered by Huawei. [11] [12] Rain’s Standalone 5G is currently available in major metropolitan areas around ...
www.telkom.co.za. Telkom (formerly known as 8.ta from 18 October 2010 till 19 March 2013 and as Telkom Mobile From 19 March 2013 till 2014), [1][2][3] is a South African mobile telecommunications company. Telkom was launched in October 2010 and is owned by Telkom SOC. Telkom phone numbers use the 0811 to 0819 dialling prefixes. [4]
Telkom SA SOC Limited is a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent.Telkom is majority state-owned (55.3%) with the South African government owning 40.5% of Telkom, while another 14.8% is owned by another state-owned company - the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which is closely linked to the South ...
The makers of 2003 film Bruce Almighty used 776-2323 as a telephone number for God (played by Morgan Freeman). This number remains unassigned in 1 (716) Buffalo (where the film is set). 776 is not a fictitious exchange in other area codes, where subscribers with the matching number were inundated with callers asking for "God".
South Africa has four licensed mobile operators: MTN, Vodacom (majority owned by the UK’s Vodafone), Cell C (75% owned by Saudi Oger, an international telecommunications holdings firm), and 8ta, a subsidiary of Telkom. In 2012, mobile penetration was estimated at more than 10%, one of the highest rates in the world. [4]
Calling formats. To call in Ivory Coast, the following format is used: yy xx xx xx xx - calls within Ivory Coast. +225 27 xx xx xx xx calls from outside Ivory Coast to a landline. +225 01 xx xx xx xx / +225 05 xx xx xx xx / +225 07 xx xx xx xx / +225 25 xx xx xx xx calls from outside Ivory Coast to a mobile number.
Due to the number's association with adult services (Telkom's dial-up Internet service, Telkomnet Instan at 080989999 being a major exception) premium-rate phone services have come under public scrutiny and regulatory crackdown, most notably in May 2015 following rash of spam text messages enticing mobile phone users to dial them.