Monopolistic habits

[rpm]

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A77463

"TELKOM is in urgent need of competition. That much is self-evident, whether you are directly involved in the telecommunications sector, a local business facing offshore competitors that enjoy substantially lower communications costs, or merely a long-suffering private customer who has had enough of Telkom treating you as if it is doing you a favour. "

 

[mccrack]

"The regulator is also wrong to condemn Telkom’s pricing model before carrying out proper research into the costs it has incurred to enable the roll-out of ADSL."

Yeah whatever, that network was rolled out many moons ago and paid for serveral fold by consumers.

 

[rsd]

Telkom had every opportunity to play ball at the hearings. They CHOSE not to explain any of their costs etc.

ICASA can't be blamed for Telkom's arrogance.

 

[Dastrix]

There is, surely, a compromise to be found. Icasa should get off its high horse and put in the ground work

THEY DID. Its Telkom acting like Lord Muck and demanding meetings in private.

 

[london]

Really, emotions one side, did we expect Telkom to discuss its costs in an open hearing with all its competitors in attendance ? Icasa knows Telkom's costs filed in a manual called COA/CAM . (I wonder in the world who came up with a name like this ? an Cost economics I guess)