Telkom defends pricing structure

[antowan]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=477

Telecoms service providers participating in the telecommunications pricing colloquium have defended their prices. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Department of Communications' pricing colloquium at Gallagher Estate in Midrand yesterday, Telkom's chief sales and marketing officer, Pinki Moholi, said: “Telkom service prices are not out of line with best practice.”

 

[w1z4rd]

Man, i wanted to be there

 

[Silent_Bob]

all i can say is i cant wait for the sno! I jus wanna know, is the sno going to be using telkoms infastructure and slowly build there own like what cellc are doin?

 

[w1z4rd]

silent_bob: if you look closely at your Eskom powerlines, you will notice a lot of fiber cable on them lately as well

 

[Silent_Bob]

o, ok. to be honest i dont look at power lines! Do you think they will bring out services like adsl as they open up or later? What would they do cause their lines r fibre optic?

 

[aborg]

It would be in their (SNO) best interest to offer these services as quick as possible. My question is SAT-3 access for the SNO - do they have to buy from telkom or do they buy bandwidth on the cable? SA wants to become a world leader in call centres - not with these prices.

 

[bb_matt]

Pinki Moholi, said: “Telkom service prices are not out of line with best practice.”

"Best practice" what ?

Best practice at totally screwing your customers over ?

Here's the reality :-

Pinki Moholi, said: “Blah Blah, marketing Speak. Blah Blah. Bullsh1t 101. Blah Blah new top of the range car for me every two years. Blah blah everything that comes out my mouth is ****.”

 

[mikkelz_za]

Yes, my thoughts exactly. WTF is best practice?

 

[Celemasiko]

Pinki Moholi, said: “Telkom service prices are not out of line with best practice.”

I would have told this bastard my side of the story. Its unbelievable how many lies they forking out to defend the undefensable!!!

 

[BTTB]

It would be in their (SNO) best interest to offer these services as quick as possible. My question is SAT-3 access for the SNO - do they have to buy from telkom or do they buy bandwidth on the cable? SA wants to become a world leader in call centres - not with these prices.

SAT3 access for the SNO.

This has always been something I would like to know the answer to.
Heard once a story that Eskom could or had run a Cable to connect to the SAT3 cable in Namibia.

 

[Sneeky]

Best practices??? Im sure Hitler had 'best practices' during WW2, didnt make them right though.

This is typical of a company that is trying to defend its exorbitent profit, they cant tell the truth or provide any tangible justifications for the prohibitive pricing, so they use some 'buzz' words that sound good, but have no real meaning whatsoever. Just another poor attempt at a smoke screen.
If Telkom are so confident in their pricing structures, lets break it down and see it then Ivy.

 

[bwana]

Of course telkom is defending their stance - why would they admit they've been screwing the nation hard and fast?

As far as the sat3 goes I'm sure Telkom is aware that VSNL owns a big share of Tyco and Tyco lays underseas cables. Thats got to worrying for them.

 

[Scott]

Telkom are pricks...

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

/marks down Pinki Moholi on hitman list

Anyway I would also like that answer about the SAT-3 cable...

 

[ic]

As far as SAT3 goes, and for that matter SAFE as well, AFAIK TelkoDemonopoly owns the landing stations [this is apart from being the single largest shareholder], which to me means that SNOTata will not be able to gain direct access to SAT3 & SAFE via the SA TelkoDemonopoly landing stations - SNOTata will either have to purchase international SAT3 & SAFE bandwidth from SAIX, or SNOTata will have to go through a neighbouring country to gain access - and that's not likely to happen since TelkoDemonopoly [as the largest single shareholder] can veto other shareholders from providing SNOTata with the bandwidth...the only solution [IMO] is for the SA landing stations and access to both SAT3 & SAFE, to be declared national assets...especially if VANS are allowed to self-provide - they should also have access to SAT3 & SAFE without needing to pay the over-inflated prices that TelkoDemonopoly demands...

 

[aborg]

Good answer ic, in the end we will have to see what the SNO offers - if they have to buy bandwidth from telkom we are definately not going to see competition. This is why I doubt that it will happen they must have an alternative...I hope I am right.

 

[arf9999]

As far as connecting via Namibia goes...AFAIK, Namibia connect via Teklom's landing at Melkbostrand.