Competition needed, not a cop-out

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Telecoms/1264.html

 

[Tns]

telkom=government they both just do what they want.

 

[bwana]

What we need is a regulator with teeth, more funding and real power to censure industry players, like the UK’s Ofcom.

Teeth? Even a bark would be welcome instead of the useless blob of jelly, quivering in the corner, that we currently have.

 

[DblD]

Finaly sanity speaks

Finally voice of reason

The ra-ra that has greeted MTN’s possible purchase is a symptom of the anger and frustration with Telkom, and to my mind, not necessarily the best solution to South Africa’s dire telecoms problems.

It’s not as if MTN has fallen over itself to give us cheaper cellphone calls, has it?

Telkom doesn’t need a new owner, it needs strident competition. The market needs a real watchdog regulator.

There are also questions about the other parties in this divorce/marriage pantomime.

 

[geoffr]

Would the service improve

It is entirely conceivable that, were MTN to purchase Telkom, service would get worse - given the 20 minute or worse waits I have had trying to contact MTN for support....

 

[KampfGherkin]

I'm in awe at the sound reasoning I'm reading in this article. Doesn't occur to often in this nation.