Telkom ADSL bitstream delay - ICASA issues explanation

So in other words, their bosses at Telkom told them where to get off.
 
All I'm hearing are excuses from the toothless/spineless regulator.

They set a deadline, knowing what has to be done - then get stalled in the process they've set out for themselves, because Telkom has stalled the crap out of them.

No. Unacceptable. Heads must roll.

Ofcom doesn't put up with this sh*t!
 
Reading that is quite depressing.With Government getting increasingly involved at Telkom I don't see anything viable happening for at least another 5 years.
 
From what I understand from this article is that ICASA didn't explain why they missed the deadline. They only told us that they didn't consider all the factors in time to make a decision i.e. they didn't do the job in time.
 
Can the figures regarding the line deficiency be independently determined or do we just have to trust Telkom on this one?
 
Eish, please the copper infrastructure has been paid for 20 times over already, how Telkom are making a loss only the CFO knows.

Liars!
 
burn said:
Can the figures regarding the line deficiency be independently determined or do we just have to trust Telkom on this one?
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It's pretty obvious their calculations are a load of nonsense. They've allocated a whole lot of costs to this calculation that an independent analyst would throw out without hesitation.
 
So what they're saying is that they're making a loss if the person is not using ADSL, but they're making a profit if the person is using even 384kbps ADSL!?

If the cost of copper is so expensive, why run multiple copper lines over that big distance? Instead place more external DSLAM's that concatenate short distance copper wires into fibre...

Seems like Telkom & ICASA has no vision or motivation to improve things
 
I have said this before and made a lot of people angry.

But DSL is a dead technology in this country. They are taking too long, and being inefficient to properly make a good business model of it.
 
the reason for this access line deficit may well be because of inefficiencies on Telkom’s side
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Doesn't take sherlock holmes, or a 'well placed source in the telecoms sector' to work this one out.

As the article states, the solution involves cutting staff and making the remaining staff put in a full day's work, but I can't see our current politicians making that happen.

Unfortunately the harsh truth is that more and better employment would result if Telkom, ICASA and DOC had the vision and the courage to take the appropriate steps.
 
the reason for this access line deficit may well be because of inefficiencies on Telkom’s side
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Doesn't take sherlock holmes, or a 'well placed source in the telecoms sector' to work this one out.

As the article states, the solution involves cutting staff and making the remaining staff put in a full day's work, but I can't see our current politicians making that happen.

Unfortunately the harsh truth is that more and better employment would result if Telkom, ICASA and DOC had the vision and the courage to take the appropriate steps.
 
Hummercellc said:
Eish, please the copper infrastructure has been paid for 20 times over already, how Telkom are making a loss only the CFO knows.

Liars!
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This is what confuses me - how is it costing them that per month every month?
 
I don't understand what the "Access Line Deficit" is.
How come in Europe / USA / Korea (rest of the world) they don't have an "Access Line Deficit".

If I just have POTS, the POTS line connects me to the exchange and it cost's about R140.
Is this not the same cable that is used for ADSL?
The "IP Connect" cost that the ISP pays, connects ISP-data center to the exchange and my line.

Seems we are being triple billed for the same line
1) We pay for POTS line
2) We pay for ADSL line enablement
3) We pay for IP Connect line (via ISP)

Why is ADSL so expensive in ZA vs rest of the world?
It's not the cost of international bandwidth - it's because Telkom is killing us with:
a) POTS rental +
b) ADSL Enablement +
c) IP Connect.
 
Look the whole point of LLU is to make sure Telkom can't schnaai people out of their hard earned money through their monopoly anymore. If Telkom was willing to charge reasonable prices for line access then there would be no problem, but they have built this monster around their monopoly and now ICASA is telling us they need to ensure Telkom does not lose out of the deal. What's the ****ing point then?

These *******s need to keep their eyes on the ball and gov must get their interests out of the business world so that SAns can get on with their lives in dignity.
 
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