Icasa Enquiry Into Telkom's Sat-3 Monopoly Awaits Government Response

Sight, how long before we will see any real progress or indication in direction the GVT is willing to take to rectify the situation. IMHO me think the GVT will delay until the SNO is up and running. I pray I am wrong! Thus maybe 2007/8 will be a good estimate.
 
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What a hopeless bunch of monkeys!

No understanding.
No vision.
No execution.

Poison Ivy should go back to tilling the land.
 
jamieb said:
What a hopeless bunch of monkeys!

No understanding.
No vision.
No execution.

Poison Ivy should go back to tilling the land.
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Dont go insulting monkeys damnit. They've got feelings too :D
 
Hmm - lets see - Telkom - oops - the public - paid $85m and that gives them the right to hold the country hostage'?

And even if that was the case - $85m = r518m. They made more than r6billion in profit alone each year for the past two years - investment recouped me thinks.
 
By Russell Southwood, Balancing Act, 7 February 2006
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:eek:

Written tomorrow. How's that for breaking news :D

As usual we're waiting for the DoC...
 
Seems like quite a few of their articles are written in the future.

Read about EASSy on Friday and also listened to the PodCast and was thinking.

SA companies invest 25% in the cable, i.e. $50mil (R300 mil). Initial usage 20Gbps, therefore if all users have a 512kbps line and a contention ration of 1 to 4 is used, you can have 160 000 users (Currently 120 000). I.E all users can download 40Gigs a month at a cost of R155 per month (initial costs of companies recouped after 1 year).

Makes you think doesn't it. Telkom R200 per month for 2GB, ie telkom is charging over 20times what we could get with the ESSAy cable. Hope that they have it up and running by 4Q of 2007.:D
 
Is there anything in this country that is not on permanent hold - or awaiting a decision? - Please make your list here, it should be a short one. :(
 
kilo39 said:
Is there anything in this country that is not on permanent hold - or awaiting a decision?
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The Gravy Train runs at full steam 24/7/365
:)
 
Telkom vehemently opposes Sat-3 being declared an essential service, arguing its investment cannot be recouped if its fees are capped. Telkom has a 13% stake in the 27450km cable linking Africa to Portugal, and paid $85m of the $650m project as the largest of 36 shareholders.
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I get so sick of hearing this. They made the money back in profit last year.

Nevermind this bit...
But as Telkom was state-owned at the time, it was using public money.
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I can't see how this can be anything but a no-brainer for government.
 
How Can It Be A No-brainer To Leaders With no Brains
 
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