Affordable broadband for SA

"The undersea telecommunications cable running down the west side of Africa was at full capacity"
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Does she mean that "all the available bandwidth has been allocated" and Telkom may still be creating an artificial shortage by not using the full capacity of their allocation?
 
How does she know if it's at full capacity? Telkom refuse to release any data on the SAT-3 usage. If she's been privy to information then who were the sources and how was it verified. If she's just parroting what Telkom has told her I want 3rd party verification because I don't trust a word they say.
 
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How does she know if it's at full capacity? Telkom refuse to release any data on the SAT-3 usage. If she's been privy to information then who were the sources and how was it verified. If she's just parroting what Telkom has told her I want 3rd party verification because I don't trust a word they say.
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She doesnt know her arse from her elbow - I'm sure she just asked her boss at telkom what to say.
 
Agreed, I dont think she even knows what she's talking about. If the country has indeed been running at capacity for who knows how long, is it because Telkom have sold off the rest of the bandwidth to other countries therefore leaving only a small portion left to this country? Surely with the small amount of Broadband users and available bandwidth we cannot be running at "capacity" ??!!??
 
This article shows to me that either the minister is not sure what she is talking about, or she feels the NCOP is incompetent in comprehending the technicalities of telecommunications in SA and thus expressing it in simple language. However, as the other comments, where did she get her facts from? Or will if be the case of if you propagate it enough, people will start believing it? Or does govt now need to justify why they want another cable?
 
I hardly expect a new cable to make it cheaper.

Once the cable is laid, they will say something like ...

"We now have to recoup the cost of laying a new cable, so this is the telecoms/networking rental and wotnot increase schedule for the next 5 years, above inflation"

The only way for DSL to get cheaper is competition.

The problem is not infrastructural , the problem is Telkom. They don't need to post a 3++Bn rand proffit each year. That's why ADSL and telephone calls are so expensive.
 
I think Ivy must be one of those people who get a 5 car escort with flashing lights down the M1/N1 during rush hour and believes that there is no traffic problems. We don't all live in La-la land Ivy. How about an independent assessment of our current international bandwidth usage. I'm sure BT would "lend" us a real expert for this.
 
She also mentions Neotel making a difference by Christmas. Anyone know which Christmas?
 
Just got off the line with Santa and he said, "Certainly not this Christmas and next Christmas aint looking good either!" Then he said something about T-bone being a naughty boy and putting the wrong people in important government positions or something.
 
Ah that would explain why I'm busy downloading a 8 meg file at 2.76 kb/s from an international website on a 512 DSL line...
 
What information can we get under the access to information act from the DoC? I understand Telkom can't be forced but if Ivy knows something then surely we should?
 
wow.. every other report contradicts this and says that the line is run in a under utilized fashion to protect profits. Do i believe her? Nope, she has till now done nothing for the greater good as such but just enough and always giving Telkom the edge why would this be any better? Me thinks this is part of tying to convince us that its an expensive thing due to utilization and because she knows she has to do something nxt yr.. and what better way to do nothing and give Telkom another eh 2 or 3 yrs of raping us. At the same time she can justify that infra co cable.. don't be surprised when she retires she is in charge of a telecoms company that resulted from laws passed.. she thinking of retirement like most ministers?
 
The undersea telecommunications cable running down the west side of Africa was "at full capacity" but my brain is only running at 1000th of it's full capacity Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri said on Tuesday. She was later heard asking if anyone had a doughnut to dunk before she took her afternoon nap with some Telkom exec....;)
 
Affordable broadband for SA.... don't think it's going to happen with current monopolistic telecoms environment and the corrupt political figures/organizations involved. But hey, maybe "they" start thinking about the little guy in the street...woops sorry was dozing off there for a sec.
 
well! thats all she wrote folks! this is clearly a sign of bad government and under the table dealings, why, i never!

Now, i am not going to be the one to preach terrorism here, but some acting on behalf of the community would be nice, anybody up for a Toi Toi rally on Saturday? I have the afternoon free.

Regards.

LJR.
 
The undersea telecommunications cable running down the west side of Africa was "at full capacity" and the planned eastern cable linking east African and southern African states was key to providing affordable broadband to ordinary South Africans, Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri said on Tuesday.
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:mad: Lier Lier, Ivy your doughnuts are on fire!!!

Only a fraction of SAT-3 bandwidth is currently being used with all landing stations & traffic taken into account. Telkodemonopolies is still limiting the supply of SAT-3 bandwidth in order to maximise its profits.

Also, EASSy will *hopefully* provide a more affordable international bandwidth alternative to the monopolised SAT-3 cable, but EASSy does not address the cost of local|national bandwidth, which is still not affordable!!!

And what's this about "ordinary" South Africans - as opposed to the over-privelleged, fat-cat lazy guavaminterians...
 
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Ivy has a sleeper car on the gravy train; she's simply telling the ticketman "I agree there will be no stops" on this line to nowhere.

ticketman = telkom

must be nice to be a boss and do nothing all day except make stupid statements about how stupid you are

have a donut ivy, enjoy the view, shacks, shacks, everywhere, as far as the eye can see - but this train makes no stops on our line to nowhere.

Sickening.

No accountability, no conscience.
 
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