ID backs opposition to 'inflated' Telkom fees

[kaspaas]

Remark: RPM is quoted at the end of the article.


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ID backs opposition to 'inflated' Telkom fees
Johannesburg, South Africa
08 August 2005 01:56
The price-structure report released by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) last month on Telkom's ADSL service has solicited further political backing, with the Independent Democrats also joining the fray on Monday.

The Patricia de Lille-led ID endorsed Icasa's report on "inflated" fees.

"The ID is, however, concerned about the fact that Telkom is disputing the content and the findings of the report. Internet and telephone charges in South Africa are ridiculous [60 to 100 times more expensive than in other developed and developing countries], as the recent Gardner report has revealed," ID spokesperson Vincent Gore said in a statement.


More at http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__business/&articleid=247511

 

[w1z4rd]

yay! go ID!

 

[alaincraven]

Gets my thumbs up - go ID

 

[lucifir]

this is great ... almost all the major political parties have backed ICASA ... wonder why we have not heard from the ANC yet? I guess they can't come out against telskum or they will all lose their bonuses from telskum

 

[Sneeky]

I told you all, and shes funny, shes got my vote if the ID run with this, just look what happened in the arms deal, LOL
I wouldnt want to be Telkom with DeLille barking at the door.

 

[CreepyCrawley]

I think I said a few months ago that if we could get Patty de Lille on our side it would be really cool because she's a bit of an attention-seeker and knows how to make a racket

 

[kilps]

YAY! - I emailed them a while back - all I got was a "we got your email and will get back to you" message - well, at least they have done something good

 

[Highflyer_GP]

hell yeah! if she could indirectly get the deputy president fired for corruption, i can only imagine what's gonna happen to melkhom if she tackles them directly

 

[MaD]

Vincent Gore is incredibly clued up about past and present telecoms situation in SA. He would definitely be my first choice for minister of communications

 

[mbs]

Vincent Gore is incredibly clued up about past and present telecoms situation in SA. He would definitely be my first choice for minister of communications

... as long as he's not related to Al...