Will Zuma’s toll-free line be free?

MyBroadband tried to get feedback from the Presidency about the new planned toll-free line, but calls to its communications department in Pretoria were not answered. MyBroadband did get hold of a media liaison officer on his mobile number, but was referred to the presidential spokesperson who did not answer his phone.

Bwaaahahhahhhhhaaaaaaahhhahahhaa......that just says it all.
 
LOL!!!!

This is never gonna work even if it is free... people are going to be moaning all the time about all kinds of crap... and if they instate a system of cutting the crap, they're gonna cut the bad ones and only give the not-so-hard-to-fix ones...
 
They are going to get 14 million please-call-me's a day from 07 numbers...
 
Isn't it time we got a article comparing call costs. We've now got dozens of VANS providing services. Nobody knows anymore if a toll free call will we free, especially when companies lie about their numbers being "toll free" when they're not. Enough about out going call rates, companies and the presidency must think about the call rates paid by their customers before choosing a service provider. Is their no legislation governing this, like there is in the UK, where all service providers must allow certain calls to be toll free?
 
Gaz{M} said:
They are going to get 14 million please-call-me's a day from 07 numbers...
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Lol.....

Drunkard #1 said:
Nobody knows anymore if a toll free call will we free, especially when companies lie about their numbers being "toll free" when they're not.
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Agreed. It is difficult no a days to determine which provider the person/company your calling is using.
 
I urge the Presidency to think things thru before making any promises. This sounds like he was thinking out loud and someone took it as a fact. It's a good idea which for all practical purposes will not work, and therefore should move on to the "next idea on the brainstorming session". Please make few promises but do lots of ACTIONS. What will distinguish the current president from his predecessor is his closeness to the people of all levels and his ability to command action from his associates.
 
Freshy-ZN said:
MyBroadband tried to get feedback from the Presidency about the new planned toll-free line, but calls to its communications department in Pretoria were not answered. MyBroadband did get hold of a media liaison officer on his mobile number, but was referred to the presidential spokesperson who did not answer his phone.

Bwaaahahhahhhhhaaaaaaahhhahahhaa......that just says it all.
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+1

They should rather take a closer look at communication fees (both fixed line and mobile) which would better serve the people than some toll-free line that is never available/answered.
 
premium.. he is catching on from the plethora of tv ads..

Soon there will be a send zuma a msg ad, now just R1 per msg!! Unbelievable value!
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The real reason that other operators are not really able to comment is that Telkom has managed to retain a de facto monopoly on toll-free (080) services. I'm sure Neotel, MTN and Cell C would provide toll-free services in this instance, particularly if it's actually legislated - the standard way that the government gets its way.

However, that would leave the many thousands of other toll-free customers with the problem they've always had - toll-free is only toll-free for calls on the same network - there is NO inter-carrier toll-free service in South Africa (e.g. from MTN, Cell C or Neotel to Telkom, for example). The only way to provide such a service is for ALL carriers to connect separate lines to the customer (a presidency call centre in this case). If you're looking for someone to blame, look no further than ICASA (or Telkom, if you like).

Telkom have not been prepared to offer reverse charging on interconnect that would make this possible (notably to the mobile operators, whose customers have always paid for "toll-free" calls), and ICASA has refused to issue any regulation that would make this mandatory (no doubt they're on Telkom's payroll as well). Instead, Telkom has been allowed to hog most of the 080 number range, and has effectively prevented any other carrier from offering an equivalent service. It is certainly possible for another carrier (e.g. Neotel) to get 080 toll-free numbers, but what do you think Telkom would charge for those calls, given that they charge higher than their national rate for local calls to other operators?
 
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