Vodacom backs Telkom

[Clipse]

Yet another reason why i moved to MTN, afterall.. they were the *first in SA ;-)

*If wrong, you may not point and click at my head.

 

[GougedEye]

From the Vodacom Site :

"Vodacom Group's shareholders include Telkom SA Ltd (50%), VenFin Ltd (15%) and Vodafone Group plc (35%). "

I see Alan Knott-Craig's lips moving but I hear Sizwe's voice.

'nuf said.

 

[nOhIwAy]

Mr. Alan Knott-Craig mislead the alumni. and just
like his buddies across the hallways he does not tell the truth,
nor does he provide a truthful picture of Telkom or his company.

He talks of rewarding excellence - suggesting Telkom excellence.
Of course this concept is correct and makes perfect sense.

The true picture is much different :

Make a law - monopoly - outsource the skills at exhorbitant cost,
shut out any competition and you can do nothing but succeed.

But Telkom have failed and they have failed dismally, ... why ??

Telkom enjoys massively over-inflated income for the services they provide.

If you took the telkom model and placed it in the state of Arizona, and
gave "Telkom in Arizona" THE CURRENT PRICES PAID IN ARIZONA,...
and yes, the customer numbers they have here......

"Telkom in Arizona" would produce a loss in excess of R10BN per ANNUM.

This is what Knott-Craig calls excellence.

Wonder how "Vodacom in Arizona" would perform ?

 

[Davidj81]

Well said, what is it with these people and their lack of understanding of what competition is. You can tell they haven't got a clue about what is going to hit them when real competition is introduced.

 

[jarr]

“Dominance in a competitive industry reflects excellence,” he said. “One who comes first should not be punished for doing well..."

okay, so this has been quoted 2 times already, but it's so ridiculous that it deserves a 3rd mention. how can anyone expect a statement like this to be taken seriously?

i actually don't know if i should be angry or disappointed. vodacom has been my network of choice for a number of years now, but this is enough to make me seriously consider switching to mtn...

 

[Celemasiko]

Wow, what a surprise! Vodacom supports Telkom, didn't see that one coming.

Thats normal..how many shares are on both sides from each other?

 

[Noble_Nanobot]

Vodacom's say in this matter should be consindered NULL AND VOID .... .... no matter how much they try or how valid their points are. POINT is TELKOM has shares in Vodacom, and that makes VODACOM nothing but SOCK PUPPETS!!!!

 

[MaD]

Sheeeesh and I was actually considering getting a contract with vodacom to get the PDA2K.. never mind I will stay with MTN.

 

[munwaal]

Sheeeesh and I was actually considering getting a contract with vodacom to get the PDA2K.. never mind I will stay with MTN.

I got my IMate thru MTN, maybe they do the pda2k as well? I'm pretty sure they do the JAM

 

[rebel]

Vodacom executives are all wankers!

 

[Darth Garth]

Vodacom ... Telkom's stooges and lackeys.

 

[Siembambaa]

Telkom only gets support from those it owns.

 

[mccrack]

Hmmf, i was employed by Worldonline (Vodacom) back in the day when Allan Knott decided to sell off Worldonline (to Tiscali).
He wanted to focus on Voice and not data, data was not in his vision ..... my, how times have changed....

Agreed though, this comes at no surprise that Vodacom backs Telkom, hell, they dont have a choice. Allan and Sizwe have sleep overs to discuss how to rip off consumers.

 

[Kalvaer]

Vodacom ... Telkom's stooges and lackeys.

ROFLOL! Tibby you are kidding me right!