Starting April 1, 2026, Telkom customers in South Africa will begin seeing slightly higher bills. The telecom operator is increasing tariffs across several services, including postpaid mobile plans, LTE data packages, and fixed voice and broadband services.
What’s going up? Most mobile voice and LTE plans will increase by about 6.5% on average, while certain LTE wireless bundles will see smaller bumps of around 4.5% and, ranging between 2.6% and 7.2%. Fibre tariffs for both consumer and small and medium business customers will increase by an average of 6%.
Not everything is going up, though. Telkom’s uncapped LTE and 5G internet plans will remain unchanged, and data allocations, SMS bundles, and voice minutes included in plans are staying the same.
Telkom’s almost-annual price adjustments: Telkom has been adjusting tariffs over the past few years, turning price revisions into something that looks like an annual ritual. In June 2025, the operator raised prices on most of its mobile voice and data subscription plans by roughly 5% on average. A few months earlier, in April, it adjusted prices across fixed broadband and voice services, with some tariffs rising by up to 12%. June 2024 also saw tariff adjustments across mobile and fibre offerings.
Why the operator says prices must rise: Telkom says the increases are tied to a familiar trio: inflation, rising operating costs, and continued network investment. However, customers who disagree with the new pricing can cancel their contracts without penalty. The catch is that any outstanding device payments still need to be settled.
What this could mean for customers: As tariffs move up across services, customers may start switching packages or even exploring competing networks. South Africa’s telecom market has major operators like MTN, Vodacom, and Cell C constantly pushing promotions and bundled data offers to attract subscribers. Even small price differences can influence where customers move their spending to.
