The article is a bit pointless, probably just to have a new heading on the front page. The writers of this kind of comparison should also include the additional costs, like the Telkom tax in a seperate colomn complete with total cost per month. That way people can have a full idea of what it actaully costs to have a DSL connection. Just displaying the price from the ISP is misleading.
Any advertising for ADSL should include all the hidden costs, especially the Telkom tax. This is especially true for new users who has never before applied for DSL. New users might have no idea of all the red tape that faces one when trying to get ADSL. Imagine my surprise/disgust when I tried to apply for ADSL a few months ago only to find out how fragmented the whole process was. It would be helpfull if public can be eduated about the hurdles in applying for DSL access. No wonder your average user goes wireless. Less hassle, less waiting time and they are ready to go. And for just basic access, it's cheaper too because there is no Telkom tax.
