This is according to Steven Hayward, Managing Executive Retail Marketing at Telkom.
“The bundle, which combines DSL access and the Internet Service Provider (ISP) Account, also offers consumers huge savings and a host of other value added services to enhance the broadband experience of our customers,” Hayward said.
Telkom recently launched an ADSL Resell wholesale product enabling ISPs and Telkom to combine both ADSL access and the ISP portion in a bundled offering.
“This new development has paved the way for us to marry DSL access with our TelkomInternet product, not possible prior to the availability of the wholesale offer,” explains Hayward.
Telkom’s current entry level DSL offer (DSL up to 384 Kbps service plus a 2 GB Internet) was priced at R444 per month compared to R279 per month for the new Do Broadband entry level product (DSL up to 384 Kbps and a 1 GB Internet account) – a saving of 37%.
Do Broadband Level 2 offers DSL up to 384 Kbps and a 2 GB Internet account for a monthly charge of R364 – a saving of 18%. Do Broadband Level 3 – the top end product – comes with a monthly saving of 12% and offers DSL up to 4 Mbps and a 3 GB Internet account for R675 per month.
Adds Hayward: “With Do broadband we have further simplified the product offerings to make it easier for our customers to understand them. In addition, our up to 4 Mbps trail was very successful and is now commercially available.”
Hayward further states that there is also the introduction of an “all access Internet account” allowing seamless migration for dial-up or any other access medium to DSL and vice versa.
Portal
“Included in the bundle is a Do Portal, your one stop entry point to the web, allowing you to Do Gaming, Do Music, Do Shopping, Do Movies and even Do Education,” Hayward said.
He added that the Do Portal will give customers access to a variety of Internet based value added services such as the ability to download the latest music tracks, viewing movie previews, booking tickets online and even going on a virtual game drive by accessing WildEarth on the Do Portal.
The Portal will give customers access to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Entertainment Africa, Webmail and access to the most comprehensive and popular gaming service in South Africa.
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