Thumbs up for Telkom tariffs

[desraid]

http://www.finance24.com/articles/default/display_article.asp?Nav=ns&ArticleID=1518-24_1765447

In terms of the new prices, which were implemented on September 1, the fixed-line monopoly hiked installation fees by 8.4% to R316.10 for private users while monthly analogue line rental for business and residential consumers rises 6% to R92.28 and R122.60 respectively.

 

[JStrike]

You really should mention that calls have decrease by 5% to 38c a minute except for the first minute.

Does ICASA regulate Telkom Internet and SAIX? If so, does this approval of tarrifs have anything to do with the per gig charges?

 

[playkiller no.2]

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[Debbie]

Icasa regulates the industry as a whole. So yes, ICASA does regulate Telkom.

With regard to the per gig story, I believe that bandwidth charges do not fall in "the basket". "The basket" is a bunch of services which are subject to rather stringent price caps. Whilst ADSL DOES fall in the basket now, Telkom's latest per gig stunt means the situation is a little ambigious. That's as far as I understand, I may be wrong. For more information, call Icasa (011 321 8200) and ask what the status of bandwidth is - i.e. whether it falls in the basket or not. If it does, then it's going to be an interesting situation that arises....

(Useless fact: 80% of Telkom's incoming revenue are from services which fall in the basket).

 

[Daaru]

Anyone tried mailing http://today.reuters.com on the Telkom saga? As I've noticed that most of our news on all the channels seems to come from 'Reuters'?

They seem to be a news hub for alot of news channels. From Sky to ETV-News to our local newspapers.

Don't know how to go about it though.