Icasa makes its call on interconnection fees

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Telecoms/807.html

 

[Wyzak]

No way? Another ICASA regulation that has more holes that a sieve.

 

[bwana]

"By putting the onus on networks to specify how the interconnect cost is made up, the draft regulations leave ample scope for continuation of this abuse. Set a price ceiling and costs will be tailored to fall in line with that ceiling," he said.

ICASA continuously manages to amaze me - just when you think they've hit a ceiling on ineptitude they manage to push it just a little bit higher.

 

[Abe]

ICASA continuously manages to amaze me - just when you think they've hit a ceiling on ineptitude they manage to push it just a little bit higher.

I can just see their costs now:

Connect Whatamagoodie to Theothergoodie: R0.65 per minute
Cell Terminatation Fixed Costs: R0.35
Labour: R0.25
Technical Extragoodie costs: R0.15

They can make up whatever costs they want. Take a look at international costs and fix a maximum. Simple.

 

[Telkomhater]

Ok if they charging R1.25 per minute currently, does anyone have an educated guess as to the actual cost?

 

[Gatecrasher]

This does seem to leave the door open for the networks to increase interconnect fees.

I can hear VC/MTN wailing in the boardrooms, "No! No! Not the comfy chair."

 

[ic]

<tired_of_incompetent_!casa>

I know this is a dangerous idea considering how incompetent !CASA is, but is anyone else getting tired of having to tell !CASA how to regulate and how to write its regulations?

If we had a competent regulator, and legislation that allowed the regulator to write its own regulations without continually having to hold public hearings [which in the case of the ADSL Regs, feedback was largely ignored by !CASA anyways, i.e. pointless waste of time], and true undiluted independence from the Grim Poisonous Ivyness Creep, then !CASA might actually make a difference in SA's telecoms environment.

If !CASA was independent and competent, then it would be able to produce well thought out regulations and public hearings would only be required to change existing regulations...​

</tired_of_incompetent_!casa>

 

[NoADSLyet]

Well kind of expected it after all the previous "calls" they (Icasa) made. Wonder how many of them was off to Mauritius

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Well kind of expected it after all the previous "calls" they (Icasa) made. Wonder how many of them was off to Mauritius

*blink*

Now I'm starting to wonder as well...

 

[simple_simon]

hi this is icasa here we have made a decision that says something but nothing conclusive if you know what we mean...wink wink nudge nudge

 

[eremos]

Tone down the negativity guys. We're all frustrated, but complaining won't change anything, and in fact will just drown out any constructive discussion we might have had.

This article is a bit alarmist I think but even so brings up an interesting point.

How will ICASA ensure that what operators submit as "cost" is their actual "cost"? Or will it be up to the entity requesting interconnection to take it up with the CCC if they think they are being charged too much?

 

[Wyzak]

Icasa is a joke.

For all business related messages please contact Joel Sekgoela @ 011 321
8434. I will be back on 25 Oct 2006

>>> wyzak 07/30/07 14:13 >>>

Dear Icasa member,

It's the 30th of July 2007, she's been out of office since October 2006. Nice vacation time hey?

Anyone feel like writing a article on how incompetent the incompetent communication authority of south africa is?

 

[Tux]

IvyCasa taking incompetency to yet another level....

 

[dominic]

bunch of kneejerk-offs - determinedly unconstructive

****kapwing*****