Telkom mast sabotaged

[Sneeky]

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2006/0611101033.asp?S=Networking&A=NET&O=FPIN

OK who did it?

 

[DjStyles]

anyone got any pics of the mast that was "sabotaged"?

 

[Sneeky]

from the ITWEB front page, way tiny
http://www.itweb.co.za/pic/Telkom-mast.jpg

 

[ic]

The mast, one of 12 000 countrywide, was �wilfully damaged� a month ago, says group executive for corporate communications Lulu Letlape.

However, she adds this did not impact telecommunication functions, as the mast, in Nyamazane, was �obsolete and in the process of being removed�.

I get the impression that LooLooPoo likes the sound of her own voice, why else would she be making a huge issue one month after the fact about some obsolete thing that was probably destroyed by someone at Telkodemonopolies...

�This preventative maintenance procedure has proven to work excellently against possible corrosions,�

Does that include or exclude brain cell corrosions?

 

[w1z4rd]

Damm wrong mast!

 

[Debbie]

Infrastrcture sabotage is a very real issue for Telkom, particularly in the more rural areas of the country. Take, for example, the constant theft of solar panels. Apparently some of our fellow countrymen seem to think that nailing four wooden legs to a solar panel makes a good table.

And on this issue, from an email MaD fwded me this week:

I am a lecturer at xxxxx. I have been asked to present a seminar at (international university) on information policy and I want to speak about infrastructure, particularly telecommunications in SA. Do you have any information on the frequency and extent of telephone cable theft and how many lines are impacted? Even better would be an estimate on loss in the Rand value that the theft causes? I have tried to get info from Telkom but none is forthcoming. Any ideas, suggestions on where to get this info?

Anyone with collated (or otherwise) info on the extent of telecoms infrastructure sabotage in SA, please post here or contact me via PM.