Sentech ‘ready to take on Telkom'

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[Johannesburg, 24 March 2006] - Sentech has already been allocated 100 000 numbers in the 087 range, and is ready to take on Telkom in the voice telephony arena, says Winston Smith, portfolio manager for wireless broadband.

“Sentech is not technically waiting for anything – in our view we can legally provide packet-voice services now,” adds Mike Kuczmierezyk, product manager for value-added services.

However, communications minister Ivy Matesepe-Casaburri is expected to make a determination on the Telecommunications Act within the next few weeks, which among other things, should provide clarity on Sentech's ability to provide voice services, Smith explains.
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However, communications minister Ivy Matesepe-Casaburri is expected to make a determination on the Telecommunications Act within the next few weeks, which among other things, should provide clarity on Sentech's ability to provide voice services, Smith explains.
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LOL :D

Ivy.. in the next few weeks?!! Haven't we heard this song many, many times before?

Don't hold your breath, Sentech. My 2 cents.
 
Can you spell p-a-r-a-s-t-a-t-e-l?

Why would Sentech want to compete with Telkom, whos biggest shareholder is it's boss? Am I missing something here?
 
“It will cost over a billion rand to deliver coverage to all,” he says.
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So who pays for that? That can't be good governence. Sentech's all obviously does not mean all South Africans. Hell, if it only cost a billion why can't Telkom provide coverage to all?
 
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Were'nt Ivy supposed to make some anouncement on the 31'st of this month?
 
She is supposed to make an announcement in March. The same announcement she should have made in December last year.

The 31st is the end of the week so here is hoping the short fat one will do the right thing.
 
We make beeg monolith company.
We sell beeg monolith company.
We make another beeg monolith company.
We sell another beeg monolith company.
We pretend to have created competition.

We will not ever free the telecoms market from our grip ...
We know the meaning of kickback !
 
A picture of Punch and Judy having a fight with the Gauvament playing the puppeteer springs to mind.

Gauvament owned or run institutions fighting each other is not competition, not by a long shot.
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I can't wait till Govt privatise Sentech and create yet another monopolistic protected monster.
 
allyoucaneat said:
Can you spell p-a-r-a-s-t-a-t-e-l?

Why would Sentech want to compete with Telkom, whos biggest shareholder is it's boss? Am I missing something here?
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Funny, I saw that and my brains first interpretation was "Parasite" . . . . . :p
 
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