Telkom Outlines Future Plans to Minister

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=447

 

[DragonLogos]

Perhaps Telkom could put a little more effort into seeing schools get there 50% discount as promised for the 1st of Jan 2005 but are still not getting

Six months later and nearly a year after the announcement

ITWeb, 3 March 2005 - Schools are not receiving the 50% Internet connectivity discount they are entitled to because the Department of Education (DOE) is still compiling a register of its needs, a spokesman says

Department of Education spokesman Tommy Makhode says: “While it is a priority for us, we are still compiling a register of needs that includes cheaper Internet connectivity for schools

In September last year, communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri announced that schools were entitled to a 50% reduction in their Internet fees. This was gazetted a month later as part of the overall telecommunications liberalisation announcement. This discount came into effect on 1 January

However, two months later, very few of the country's estimated 24 000 schools have seen the benefit of this discount and they are not likely to soon as the DOE has not made any plans to allow schools to fast track the procedure to register with Telkom.

“No, there are no formal plans to allow schools to register directly with Telkom,” Makhode says.

Telkom spokesman Hans Van De Groenendaal says some schools are receiving the discount, but he could not say how many.

“Our main problem is that we need to reconcile the school telephone numbers are legitimate, because some school phone numbers are not in their names, rather they are in the names of their principals or companies that sponsor them,” he says

 

[Gerry]

it's not about it's own people - it gives a **** for them. It's about complete control and having you channel your email through a forced smtp server for filtering purposes.

"when you drive a landrover discovery - you dont see young beggars."

 

[bekdik]

Perhaps Telkom could put a little more effort into seeing schools get there 50% discount as promised for the 1st of Jan 2005 but are still not getting

Six months later and nearly a year after the announcement

Talk is cheap

As per insert sent with last Telkom statement.

 

[telkomsuig]

Perhaps Telkom could put a little more effort into seeing schools get there 50% discount as promised for the 1st of Jan 2005 but are still not getting

Six months later and nearly a year after the announcement

ITWeb, 3 March 2005 - Schools are not receiving the 50% Internet connectivity discount they are entitled to because the Department of Education (DOE) is still compiling a register of its needs, a spokesman says

Department of Education spokesman Tommy Makhode says: “While it is a priority for us, we are still compiling a register of needs that includes cheaper Internet connectivity for schools

In September last year, communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri announced that schools were entitled to a 50% reduction in their Internet fees. This was gazetted a month later as part of the overall telecommunications liberalisation announcement. This discount came into effect on 1 January

However, two months later, very few of the country's estimated 24 000 schools have seen the benefit of this discount and they are not likely to soon as the DOE has not made any plans to allow schools to fast track the procedure to register with Telkom.

“No, there are no formal plans to allow schools to register directly with Telkom,” Makhode says.

Telkom spokesman Hans Van De Groenendaal says some schools are receiving the discount, but he could not say how many.

“Our main problem is that we need to reconcile the school telephone numbers are legitimate, because some school phone numbers are not in their names, rather they are in the names of their principals or companies that sponsor them,” he says

If they were pricing their services correctly schools would not need 50% discounts...

 

[lewstherin]

South Africa invests 0.81% of their GDP on ICT
Any bets for how much of that 0.81% goes straight in Telkom's profit margin?

 

[Sneeky]

Sounds like a ' this is how much money we will sqweeze out of the South African public this quarter', meeting.
I wonder if Mosibudi Mangena also owns a few Telkom shares.

 

[stoke]

<Q>WiMax was a key focus regarding Telkom’s future initiatives and mentioned as one of the possible options for rural areas and specifically schools.

Telkom is currently testing this technology and according to Xolisa Vapi, Telkom’s senior specialist media relations, the results are positive.</Q>

/Speculation Begin.
WiMax - the monopoleee gets more muscle, and starts to have grounds to compete with the cellular companies directly. Yess Yess Yess. Suddenly, threatened by teklom's ability to compete with it, VodaCom sells another 10% of their shares to teklom, giving teklom controlling power over voda. Teklom, inconjunction with NarsPers and Sentech begin a marketing campaign in Nigeria the likes of which have never been seen before ...
/Speculation End.