Cap Might Go or Increase

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With new service provider due any time now (end of September I think), Telkom will jack up a little and increase Cap or hopefully remove it. I heard this thru the grapevines, hehehe[^]
 
I certainly hope so, but lets wait and see.


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Can you tell me what new service provider? Do you mean second network operation (Telkom competition)?

If its the SNO it will take them a while before they can roll out ADSL service
 
Damn and i am changing back to isdn now.

I must say that to me this is not really about the competition or the prices anymore.

For me it would be a matter of principle to join a second operator. Anything to show telkom some clout.
 
The whole SNO thing is a joke!

Transtel & Eskom (state owned) are to have a 30% stake in this so called SNO - therefore all we will have is a scenario where the govt has entrenched itself in the telco industry via a duopoly...

Further this SNO will be required to lease facilities from Telkom untill such time as it can get it's own infrastructure in place (which will take years). So what is really going to change?

We need a deregulated industry where ANYONE prepared to invest may offer services....
 
30% thats bad but its not a majority they need at least 51% to override any decisions with their own ideas.
But when is the SNO supposed to roll out?

New service by Telkom broadband speeds up to 5kbps for only R1k a month. heheh
 
The SNO license was supposed to have been awarded some time ago already.

ICASA failed both second round bidders less than two weeks ago.

No telling what is going to happen next.

There are other posts on the board that go into this into more detail....
 
In a way i agree with you ASF, but look at the Cellular industry for example. They are almost in a similar situation since they all rely ultimately on the infrastructure provided by telkom (the link lines from the cells to the switches are provided by telkom) , but the competition is fierce, since they only make money if the get the subscribers, and they get the subscribers if they offer value added service. Also having the SNO here will give us the consumers the voice we need, cause if the international link supplied by Telkom is not up to scratch, say, then the SNO will make a stink about it, cause we'll make a stink about it with the SNO.The winner of the second licence will have it soooooo easy at current conditions cause i reckon every one will flock to them in a blink of an eye. I really think there are a couple of sleepless big cheeses at Telkom. Haaaaahaaaaaa
 
Just a little tidbit of info:
AT&T have spent just over 4 billion US on infrastructure in the sub Saharan area since the mid 90s.......

Use it / don't use

As an opinion: Yes there is a LOT of local infrastructure that will be leased from Telkom (at least initially) .. as far as we are concerned, that infrastructure is not bad at all, Telkom's local equipment is some of the best in the world .... the management thereof, as well as the important international stuff on the other hand..., well the solutions are as simple as flipping an existing switch...
 
Just a little tidbit of info:
AT&T have spent just over 4 billion US on infrastructure in the sub Saharan area since the mid 90s.......

Use it / don't use

As an opinion: Yes there is a LOT of local infrastructure that will be leased from Telkom (at least initially) .. as far as we are concerned, that infrastructure is not bad at all, Telkom's local equipment is some of the best in the world .... the management thereof, as well as the important international stuff on the other hand..., well the solutions are as simple as flipping an existing switch...
 
There is an alternative that is currently in Beta IN SA! It will provide 5Gb of bandwidth voice and data to the end user and completely obviates any current last mile issues our beloved Telkom keep harping on about. It utilises Mesh technologies and relies on fibre optic, not copper. It uses current infrastructure and is not reliant on Telkom in the main.
It is so diabolically simple to implement, and will come in to the end user at around US$50 a month.
It is not science fiction, it is a reality and I am actively involved in its promotion to Ivy Cassaburi's office.
Please watch this space...Telkom's stronghold is fast becoming obsolete, in fact, so will Telkom. This product/technoloy will not happen overnight, but it WILL happen.
I will post what i can about it from time to time, and in the meantime, will continue to fight Telkom for a real world, world class ADSL service that we all pay for and deserve.
 
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