Satiric ‘Imminent’ Telecoms website started
The website, hosted at http://www.imminent.za.net/ , aims to list every time the word imminent is used in the telecoms arena.
“It is a place were South Africans can keep track of every time the word ‘imminent’ is used regarding developments in the telecoms industry,” said the website owner.
The word imminent is widely associated with the delayed licensing and launch of the SNO. Various employees in the Department of Communications have indicated a liking for this word, including the minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and the deputy minister Radhakrishna L. Padayachie. Both have used this term to describe promises that were not delivered in as timely a fashion as anticipated.
Lately ICASA has been using this popular term to describe the announcement of the ADSL regulations and the ECA and ICASA Amendment Act coming into effect.
While the term ‘imminent’ is widely associated with another popular term IBIWISI – I’ll Believe It When I see It – it should be noted that progress in some of these areas is being made. The SNO for example was eventually licensed at the end of last year and both the ECA and the ICASA Amendment Act are now effective.
All is therefore not lost. With the imminent launch of the SNO and the looming competition in the fixed line broadband arena, with technologies like WiMax on the horizon, it is clear that relief for consumers is just around the corner.
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