Jazztel shows South Africa how to increase broadband penetration and profits

“I will make Jazztel shine like diamonds” said Pujals. He is looking for a million customers by 2007. With a video package rolling out soon, he has projected revenue of a billion euros in 2007.
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And Telkom?
Telkom promises at least 680 000 ADSL users by the end of 2008
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http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=31820&highlight=680000
Here in South Africa Telkom sits on "uncut diamonds" as nothing shines out at all and it is the only operator in South Africa unlike it's Spanish counterpart, Jazztel.

Go Pujals Go.
 
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Pujals for Telkom CEO !

Any chance of Pujals buying 75% shares in Telkom and kick all the gready slimy money makers out?

I've got no problem with the good guys in Telkom (Before somebody coments on that- My Girlfriend's father is an ex Telkom employee and one of my other friends also lost his job there- got one friend over there left though...) but the bad guys need to go.

Last time I checked the law it is rape if you screw somebody without their consent and if they are the poor children that does not have an income but still have to call mom and dad from the payphone I guess the sentence are worse since your screwing an underage person. :-)

Hope saying above aint a felony in its own....

Viva lA PuJalE
 
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johanbh said:
Any chance of Pujals buying 75% shares in Telkom and kick all the gready slimy money makers out?
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... its ok if a company makes a billion euro's while still giving their customers value for money, but its another thing when a company screws you for every cent they can.

FFS ... I noticed on my bill for the first time "Coins dicontinued, Carried forward to next invoice" - That to me, sums up what the company is all about. :mad:
 
First Tier ISP’s like Internet Solutions, DataPro and UUNet are eagerly awaiting a more liberal telecoms environment and the freedom to offer innovative products to consumers.
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Why? Do they want to create a new gravy pie?

Sorry to be negative, but IMO they will introduce new services only at exhorbitant prices, since SA is profit mad, and feels f-all for the people!
 
sunsoffun said:
FFS ... I noticed on my bill for the first time "Coins dicontinued, Carried forward to next invoice" - That to me, sums up what the company is all about. :mad:
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sorry to go off topic..
I noticed this too. if your bill comes up to x.96c then they charge the 95c and add the other cent to the next bill. EVERY OTHER COMPANY writes this off . sure its only a few cents but it show how money grabbing they are!

back to topic.
Telkom need to realise that instead of making a MASSIVE buck, they need to focus on Profit on mass, which means that they get small amounts from each subscriber but have a Sh! load of subscribers making their monthly profit very high. I think if they followed this route their profit would be a lot higher.
 
This is a good thing

This to me is a good thing not only will telkom be put against agressive competition but also the fact that they might learn on how to increase their costs by making it cheaper and supplying to more..

This might be the point that makes telkom wake up and smell the roses and realise how much they are actually losing out on by keeping the market low.

Hopefully this will work in our favour
 
Jazztel launched a 20 Mbps ADSL2+ service, which includes free local and national calls, for 29.99 Euros per month.
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We can only dream of this happening here, but sadly our Minister doesnt even know what her phone bill looks like, let alone what it costs, its a big ask expecting her and her departrment to even try an comprehend the advantages of this type of forward thinking. Its a big ask for her to stay awake even.

Ooo but they cant change anything even if they wanted to, cause that would not be good for their master, Telkom.

Also with all the equipment that Jazztel put in to do this and the fact that they have emerged as a profitable company from originally making a loss makes you think that they can still get a good ROI very quickly, which is not what Telkom want us to believe.
Since this decision they have moved from a floundering company to the broadband market leader. They are currently signing up around 3000 new customers per day.
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Thats our total fraudband penetration in South Africa in 33.3 days, these folks are everything that Telkom isnt!
Our government is seriousely missing a trick here, all in the name of protecting Telkom and their greedy shareholders.
Ivy, Roy, Thabo, anyone, wake up and smell the coffee FFS!

f@#king amazing :eek:
 
johanbh said:
PS. I will retract my sig if RPM requests it PSS. great job RPM
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I agree with your sig :). The idea of protesting has become stigmatised in SA amongst the white population as being a 'black' or 'low-class' thing. In other countries people protest, the media takes notice, and eventually things change. In SA we don't protest, we just quietly whine to one another, then we complain some more that nothing ever changes. We should be marching in the streets waving placards. Easy way to get on the news too. (Another great way is female nude protesters ... :) ... any takers on the forum? (Kidding))
 
Desertsnowman said:
I noticed this too. if your bill comes up to x.96c then they charge the 95c and add the other cent to the next bill. EVERY OTHER COMPANY writes this off . sure its only a few cents but it show how money grabbing they are!
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As a general rule there is an inverse correlation between the complexity of billing systems and the competitiveness of a market. Complex billing systems (like Telkom's, Vodacom's, the banks etc.), which cost a lot to implement, are one of the best "tip-off" signs of a monopoly or cartel situation. Conversely fee structure simplification is usually one of the first things to occur when a market becomes competitive - margins come under pressure and companies look for ways to cut costs. Also simpler fee structures in themselves are an attraction point for customers, who hate sifting through confusing nonsense trying to examine and trim costs, and really just want to know "OK how much is this damn thing going to cost me".
 
@Sneeky: PHANSI!!!!
@Telkom: SIES!!! You are making us touch yesterday tomorrow.
@Everyone else: Guys, the wheels are finally in motion, but you know how physics works - it will take a long time and a lot of energy to get a truck to move, but once it does it will be near impossible to stop...:D
 
Desertsnowman said:
sorry to go off topic..
I noticed this too. if your bill comes up to x.96c then they charge the 95c and add the other cent to the next bill. EVERY OTHER COMPANY writes this off . sure its only a few cents but it show how money grabbing they are!
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I bet you if someone cancelled their service and still owed Telkom 1c they would make sure you got blacklisted until you paid it!
 
hey what ever happend to that person who was paying 1c i think per month ?
 
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