Telkom looking for help with bad media: source

A well-placed source has informed MyBroadband that Telkom is seeking the services of high profile PR professionals to assist the company with its communications with the media.

The source, who asked to remain anonymous, said that Telkom was in discussions with Richard Foxton from Foxton Communicating, and Francois Baird, chairman at Africa at Edelman.

Foxton Communicating confirmed that they were in discussions with Telkom, but said that there is currently no contract between them and Telkom.

Baird told MyBroadband that it is not their policy to publicly disclose whether they were in discussions with Telkom. He also said that they do not currently have a contract with Telkom.

Telkom would also not comment on the issue: “Telkom does not discuss its contractual arrangements with suppliers of goods/services with the media”.

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