Padayachie promises significant change

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“One of the things we don't want to do is give dates we can't keep,” he says.
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Thats way to convinient for my liking thank you. Nothing more than a license to sit and do nothing, at your own pace.
Wish I could say the same to my customers.
The department is on track with its broadband policy framework
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Which track would that be? The one that keeps leading us towards last position amongt the OECD countries?

Gabriel Solomon, the GSM Association's government and regulatory affairs director, says the ending of the national monopoly is an excellent opportunity for Telkom to play a key role in lowering telecoms pricing.

“My hope is Telkom will give concessions and reach an agreement that is favourable to [it], while still helping government achieve its broadband policy goals,” he says.
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This is the same guy that calls for reduced taxes for mobile operators' cause it scares them and hinders the effective penetration ;)
So now we must all sit and wait for the hope that Telkom gives everyone concessions on terms that [it] agrees to.
Funny guy
 
Jeez is there a telecoms industry spokesman who isn't a two faced. Just add Gabriel "Tax them! Not us!" Solomons to the hall of shame.
 
I cannot fathom how a Government who is apparently so intent on exceeding growth targets and ensuring that the cost of telecommunication reduces to internationally acceptable and competitive levels can continue to drag their feet.

If it is because of their vested interests it is clear that the amount of investment that we lose every year far exceeds any dividend or gains that they are currently enjoying.

The drain on the economy is enormous, but they choose to sit on their collective @rses and prattle on about the "immenent" opening up of the market to competition and the liberalisation of telecommunications.

Makes one want to scream!
 
heh so they fear Telkom lawyers soooooo much that they willing to wait till next yr when it expires.. WOW and this is the gov.. so erm how weak are they?. By broadband i'm hoping they mean intl access/sat-3 and not simply regulating last mile solutions/adsl.
 
“One of the things we don't want to do is give dates we can't keep,” he says.
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Which is why they never, never give out dates.
 
However, he says the Department of Communications has set a target of six months to finalise internal discussions
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Wow. My signature just gets funnier every time I use it... :D
 
Debbie2 said:
What, so he means change is not imminent? Did someone give the DoC a truth drug or something?
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Must be something in those donuts?:D
 
What's the bet after six months nothing will happen, and after Telkom's monopoly finishes over the SAT3 cable, still nothing will happen - wait and see!.
 
RVFmal said:
I cannot fathom how a Government who is apparently so intent on exceeding growth targets and ensuring that the cost of telecommunication reduces to internationally acceptable and competitive levels can continue to drag their feet.

If it is because of their vested interests it is clear that the amount of investment that we lose every year far exceeds any dividend or gains that they are currently enjoying.
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You aren't looking at it like a government minister. Yes liberalizing the market will lead to enormous economical growth in SA, but it will mean the ministers involved wont get their R3 billion check from telkom anymore. By now I would have thought everyone would see that our elected officials do not have our best interests in mind but only theirs.
 
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