Unbundling policy to be finalised soon

[ShaunSA]

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2007/0709031430.asp?S=Legal View&A=LEG&O=FPTOP

 

[AdLo]

The Department of Communications will soon finalise the local loop unbundling policy, it says.

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“We started to do the preliminary work once the minister announced the draft policy, but we cannot finalise the implementation plan until the policy is gazetted.”

Chairman Paris Mashile adds that a committee to drive the implementation process is being constituted. This team, which will develop a project management plan and allocate resources, costs and timeframes to the process, will include entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth.

“We're fast-tracking the implementation process, but we don't want to pre-empt the ministerial policy by communicating our plans at the moment,” says Matlou.

We know the DoC likes copy and pasting their policies from wikipedia.
I can already see how this draft documents will have to be revised again and again and again until it's of any use and by then gov will have changed its mind again.

Mark Shuttleworth to drive LLU implementation. This is going to be interesting and funny.

 

[Gatecrasher]

One wonders just what MTN will be attempting to buy? It is clear that government sees the fixed line infrastructure as a national asset, and Telkom as just the resident operator.