I think that everyone is putting presure on ICASA to come up with a solution for the rediculous prices people have to pay for internet in South Africa.
But on the other hand, we live in a proclaimed Capitalist country. I can just see a hundred people reading this post and going what, WHAT, what? But read the whole post before you decide which side of the fence I'm on.
I have an issue with the overregulation of the industry which is why we are in this position in the first place (Paying more than we should). I hope that everyone is familiar with Communism and why most people in the world fight so heavily against it? There always tends to be a hand-full of people (in a Countries case it would be the government) that have so much 'say' that when they are greedy, which people naturally tend to be, everyone else suffers.
So back to the problem at hand, what should ICASA do? We'll at the moment they are needed as a balance because the industry has always been and is still very regulated (previously Telkom was 100% state owned).
But the ultimate solution and definetly the one that I am calling for, is the total 100%, no-nonsense deregulation of the industry. A true ITC revolution in SA.
What does this mean?
Well, if we want to be a capitalist country (except for the very few misguided misfits), we should act like one:
- No license required for providing ANY kind of ITC service including hardware, wiring, sat, etc.
- No price regulation or price fixing (this will obviously enforced by the competition commision)
- No laws or regulatory bodies enforcing stupid laws and rules outside of the core constitution (excluding all the stupid laws that have anything to-do with ITC and was written when Telkom was still state owned).
The Result?
So what would the effect be of doing something like that? Apart from the liberilization of the entire country and freeing the country from the heavy shackles and chains that Telkom has on them.
- 100% true competition, which means better prices and much better service.
- No barier to entry for international telekoms providers.
- No barier for local providers that desperately want to participate and already have the physical infrastructure (Sentech, Eskom).
- Major Job creation!
- Freedom
So Telkom and the SNO apparantly moaned like little ... when a press release on ITWeb claimed that there might be a third-network-opp. But here's the facts: The industry should never have been so heavily regulated!!!! And if you want to be a listed public company you must face the music. You cannot have the best of both worlds. And as for the SNO, you cannot enjoy the same privilages that Telkom had in the past!
So what if there is a third, fourth, fith, 100th opperator, why should it really matter to Telkom, SNO if they are true capitalist companies? They're not, thats why! Bloody Comunist Scum!
So what should ICASA do? We'll, enforce the libiralization of the ITC industry by ensuring 100% deregulation accross the board and then disband!
But on the other hand, we live in a proclaimed Capitalist country. I can just see a hundred people reading this post and going what, WHAT, what? But read the whole post before you decide which side of the fence I'm on.
I have an issue with the overregulation of the industry which is why we are in this position in the first place (Paying more than we should). I hope that everyone is familiar with Communism and why most people in the world fight so heavily against it? There always tends to be a hand-full of people (in a Countries case it would be the government) that have so much 'say' that when they are greedy, which people naturally tend to be, everyone else suffers.
So back to the problem at hand, what should ICASA do? We'll at the moment they are needed as a balance because the industry has always been and is still very regulated (previously Telkom was 100% state owned).
But the ultimate solution and definetly the one that I am calling for, is the total 100%, no-nonsense deregulation of the industry. A true ITC revolution in SA.
What does this mean?
Well, if we want to be a capitalist country (except for the very few misguided misfits), we should act like one:
- No license required for providing ANY kind of ITC service including hardware, wiring, sat, etc.
- No price regulation or price fixing (this will obviously enforced by the competition commision)
- No laws or regulatory bodies enforcing stupid laws and rules outside of the core constitution (excluding all the stupid laws that have anything to-do with ITC and was written when Telkom was still state owned).
The Result?
So what would the effect be of doing something like that? Apart from the liberilization of the entire country and freeing the country from the heavy shackles and chains that Telkom has on them.
- 100% true competition, which means better prices and much better service.
- No barier to entry for international telekoms providers.
- No barier for local providers that desperately want to participate and already have the physical infrastructure (Sentech, Eskom).
- Major Job creation!
- Freedom
So Telkom and the SNO apparantly moaned like little ... when a press release on ITWeb claimed that there might be a third-network-opp. But here's the facts: The industry should never have been so heavily regulated!!!! And if you want to be a listed public company you must face the music. You cannot have the best of both worlds. And as for the SNO, you cannot enjoy the same privilages that Telkom had in the past!
So what if there is a third, fourth, fith, 100th opperator, why should it really matter to Telkom, SNO if they are true capitalist companies? They're not, thats why! Bloody Comunist Scum!
So what should ICASA do? We'll, enforce the libiralization of the ITC industry by ensuring 100% deregulation accross the board and then disband!
(The competition to my views that is).