Impact of VANS ruling

Another Telecoms CEO talking his book.

“The immediate entry of more participants into this market does not automatically translate into lower prices and improved quality of service for the customer,” he says.
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Can new participants enter the market without offering reduced prices? Why would anyone move their business to them?

However he notes that this will not stop the proliferation of smaller players building networks of varying size and stability, which in the short term will “create chaos and confusion for the average customer by swamping them with different offerings, pricing, and service levels, and not to mention the exponential difficulty that arises when comparing between offerings as well as managing them”.
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Speaking for myself, I would welcome being swamped by a proliferation of different offerings, pricing, and service levels.

The bottom line, Mr Potgeiter, is that the last thing that your Least Cost Routing business (Huge Group) wants to see is more players and lower prices.
 
...it will “create chaos and confusion for the average customer by swamping them with different offerings, pricing, and service levels, and not to mention the exponential difficulty that arises when comparing between offerings as well as managing them”.
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Bring it on!!!! :D
 
However he notes that this will not stop the proliferation of smaller players building networks of varying size and stability, which in the short term will “create chaos and confusion for the average customer by swamping them with different offerings, pricing, and service levels, and not to mention the exponential difficulty that arises when comparing between offerings as well as managing them”.
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Bring it on!!! :D

This will be the only way to sort the wheat from the chaff - the good providers will survive, the bad ones will die...
 
sheesh, I keep forgetting that having choice, cheaper options is bad ...... luckily Mr Potgieter is there to keep me in line :rolleyes:


another 'Bring it On' :D
 
Gatecrasher said:
Can new participants enter the market without offering reduced prices? Why would anyone move their business to them?
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Of course they can. Not all customers make a purchasing decision purely on the basis of price. Quality of service, quality of customer support, and perhaps just the fact that a new entrant represents a welcome change might persuade some customers to move.

A new entrant's market share is going to be more limited if they compete only on quality and not also on price, but they may well still win over some customers.
 
Gatecrasher said:
The bottom line, Mr Potgeiter, is that the last thing that your Least Cost Routing business (Huge Group) wants to see is more players and lower prices.
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Anton's analysis is actually accurate.

Your ill considered swipe at him is not. More competition in the telecomms industry means that there is more opportunity to intelligently route voice and data at a greater saving to clients. The more Huge can cut their customer's bills, the more customers will make use of his services.

I can also vouch that Anton is one of the good guys in the telecomms industry.
 
BrendanD said:
Anton's analysis is actually accurate.

Your ill considered swipe at him is not. More competition in the telecomms industry means that there is more opportunity to intelligently route voice and data at a greater saving to clients. The more Huge can cut their customer's bills, the more customers will make use of his services.

I can also vouch that Anton is one of the good guys in the telecomms industry.
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I'm glad to hear that, but that is not at all how his message comes across in the article. He comes across as someone jealously protecting his turf. I'm not the only poster to point this out.

As a mere SA telecoms consumer who continues to be ripped off year after year, I'm quite entitled to take swipes, whether they be ill considered or not.
 
wouldn't it be fascinating to know how many VANS were self-providing prior to the Altech decision? my informed :) guess is a turnover of well over a billion a year
 
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