Broadband at R61-00 per year!
Users also have the option of joining per quarter for Rs200.
Once subscribers have paid their once off annual joining fee they pay per usage much like the pre-paid model used by cellular providers in South Africa for voice transmissions.
Business and heavy users are given the option of unlimited bandwidth with what In2cable call ‘competitively priced MB plans’.
In2cable’s pay as you use product is available in Cablenet and to independent operators.
With prices like these and other international offerings it is surprising that Telkom’s Steven White would say that a significant reduction in their prices is not doable.
If one considers that Telkom’s ADSL access charge (without an ISP account) on their DSL1024 service is 300% more expensive than all-inclusive, unlimited 24 Mbps offerings in Europe or Asia it becomes clear that something is amiss.
These companies must surely also maintain these services, invest in new infrastructure and supply customers with support.
Local Loop Unbundling and fair SAT3 access is more important than ever to ensure a competitive ADSL environment. Such changes will allow companies like Internet Solutions, UUNet and DataPro to truly enter the market and compete more effectively with Telkom.
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