Meet Al Caphone

[RVFmal]

Meet Al Caphone, capo de tutti capi of SA’s telecommunications cartel

In the past six months Vodacom made more than R14 billion, 12.2% better than it performed previously. While millions of South Africans suffer the very worst of the global economic crisis, it seems counter-intuitive that a telecommunications company can bask in that kind of profitability.

This should spark great admiration. Until you come face to face with Vodacom.

 

[sleez]

grrr

 

[Boomstomp]

jeez

 

[Ecco]

Might have missed it, but what was this guy trying to get out of vodacom? A new phone?
Cant see how come he went to so many stores and made so many calls just to do this. The article lost quite a bit because no mention was made of what the problem was.

Maybe he should have used that great tool the americans had and logged a complaint at hellopeter.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Once again don't blame the operators, blame the incompetent morons we know as the DoC and ICASA. So much for managed liberalisation, efficient regulation and consumer protection.

If the market was opened up and we had an effective regulator then we wouldn't be sitting with this problem. The regulator also needs to be given more authority so that they can tell the swarms of lawyers thrown at them by the operators to GTFO. One can dream, I guess.

 

[Vrotappel]

Despite the internet’s unparalleled potential for social upliftment, education, progress and bridging the chasm between the unsophisticated, know-no-better, have-not majority and the wealthy minority, it remains shackled behind prohibitive costs, patchy and unreliable networks, intransigent “systems”, myopic business models, unwilling and self-centred government and the damned stampede to maximise profits at any price. Vodacom’s stunning success since the beginning of this year bears testament.

So true!

 

[Thestealth]

Why can't things like this be escalated to De Lille and Manual? What's stopping anyone?

 

[RVFmal]

Why can't things like this be escalated to De Lille and Manual? What's stopping anyone?

Apathy and vested interests.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Sorry by WTF does this "article" have to do with Vodacom being "Al Caphone"?

Its just some random person ranting on and on about how carp telecommunications are in this country, and not actually giving anything concrete about WHY they think Vodacom is the "Al Caphone".....

Piss poor journalism at its best (even though its not professional, if I understand the concept of ThoughtLeader correctly)