Telkom leaps on local loop lull

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Smuts disputed the view that Matsepe-Casaburri's target date effectively handed Telkom another four years of monopoly in the landline telephony market, as suggested by a morning newspaper. “I think they called it wrong.”

The DA spokesperson says the date set by Matsepe-Casaburri was “neither here nor there” and unbundling should happen much sooner. “We wrote the law and the law we wrote says they must unbundle the local loop. They do not need the minister's permission to do it; they are under
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2007/0705251042.asp?S=Legal View&A=LEG&O=FPTOP

Those shares will be dropping as soon as everyone realises this :D
 
The minister of delays has said many things in the past as well. Most of them result in more delays and clarifications, this is no different.

Perhaps Dene Smuts would be kind enough to tell us when this process is expected to start!
The DA spokesperson says the date set by Matsepe-Casaburri was “neither here nor there” and unbundling should happen much sooner. “We wrote the law and the law we wrote says they must unbundle the local loop. They do not need the minister's permission to do it; they are under a duty to do so.”
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TELKOM have had a duty to do things in the past, ironically enough one such thing was provide comms to the poor to ensure the continuation of their monopoly, they however did exactly the opposite.

What a monumental leap of faith it is to believe that they will comply with anything now!
 
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