Cool Ideas (South Africa)

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Cool Ideas
Industry Telecommunications
Area served
South Africa
Website coolideas.co.za

Cool Ideas is a South African Internet service provider, providing FTTH services to the South African consumers. [1] [2] [3]

A proposed merger with Afrihost, another ISP, has been approved by the Competition Commission, South Africa's anti-monopoly regulator. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Home". Cool Ideas. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. Ajao, Oluniyi D. (8 March 2020). "Cool Ideas Fibre ISP: Review, Packages, Speed Test". TECH dot AFRICA. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. "Uncapped Fibre Deals | Telkom, Rain, Afrihost, Vox And Axxess | Fibre Tiger". www.fibretiger.co.za. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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