William Stucke set to be new ICASA councilor

I really hope this is true: I think William is an excellent guy for the job.
 
Stucke is well known for his outspoken nature and strong views on telecoms reform in South Africa, and may be exactly what the ICASA Council needs to better regulate the local telecommunications market.
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Won't be surprised if he will replace Paris at a later stage.
 
WoW I am impressed. You 100% spot on RPM. William is definately the right guy for the job. Hopefully the politics wont eat him up too much :)
 
I for one would definitely support this. I know William pretty well and I think his forthright nature and the fact that he is prepared to speak his mind is a much needed in ICASA.

I really hope this happens, it would be great to see some clueful presence in ICASA
 
I really hope this means that things are changing at ICASA. William is exactly what they need - someone with extensive technical knowledge and who's not afraid to speak his mind.
 
If Stucke gets the job will this finally translate to change at ICASA. We need to have someone smart there who understands the problems with the current system and can address issues like local loop unbundling and the caps we have here in SA.
 
Gaz{M} said:
They are picking a white guy?????!
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The irony is that this white guy has probably done more for the development of the Internet in Africa (yes the whole continent) than the rest of the council put together :rolleyes:
 
Ankerwycke

Ankerwycke
The convent was founded in about 1160, right next to the yew tree which must have already been there for about 1,700 years and which is still standing.
The manor of Ankerwycke belonged to Richard de Montfichet, who was one of the 25 barons present at the signing of the Charter.

Historians agree that Runnymede was a special meeting place long before Magna Carta "Runnymede, said to be called the meadow of the Runes, or magical charms, the field of mystery, and the field of council"
(Gordon Gyll, History of Wraysbury, 1861).
In Saxon times it was known as Rune-mede, implying a place of council where, originally, the runes would have been consulted and runes at that time had deep associations with yew trees.
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and

YEW trees were used to make the English Long Bow which defeated the French at Crécy.

Hope William has as much success.
(in explaining the merits of the Grand Charter and defeating the army of the uninformed )


MW
 
Would be great to have competence in ICASA! Hopefully he'll help making ICASA truly independent and actually do positive things in SA! :) William for president? :p
 
Good news indeed. But let's not get too happy just yet. So far its the 'word on the street'
 
Wow. Let's hope this is true - William would be the first truly independent voice on ICASA, and good for the whole industry.
 
GodModeInc said:
Good news indeed. But let's not get too happy just yet. So far its the 'word on the street'
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It's not even word on the street, the word is that he's short-listed. Anything can happen.

I do hope he does get the post though.
 
zageek said:
If Stucke gets the job will this finally translate to change at ICASA. We need to have someone smart there who understands the problems with the current system and can address issues like local loop unbundling and the caps we have here in SA.
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Sounds quite naive. One man cannot make a difference, certainly not a councillor. Yes, I agree they should make him Chairperson and then we may see a difference. If he does get in (and the race is FAR from over, William also has a potential conflict of interest), I fear that either William will rustle too many feathers or will just be too frustrated to really make any real changes. Let's face it, ICASA needs a full transformation not window dressing.
 
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