Comments on: Parliament moots law change as it calls operators to account http://www.techcentral.co.za/parliament-to-review-telecoms-law-seek-lower-fees/998/ South Africa's technology news leader Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://www.techcentral.co.za/parliament-to-review-telecoms-law-seek-lower-fees/998/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Jason Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:50:30 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=998#comment-184 Maybe we should be looking into who is receiving back handers for not doing anything about the interconnect rates! Just a thought. Maybe we should be looking into who is receiving back handers for not doing anything about the interconnect rates! Just a thought.

]]> By: Ivo Vegter http://www.techcentral.co.za/parliament-to-review-telecoms-law-seek-lower-fees/998/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Ivo Vegter Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:12:25 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=998#comment-177 Wow. Parliament actually does something that involves changing the law! This comes very close to my suggestion a few weeks ago on ITWeb that interconnect, if regulated, might as well be set to zero. It also recognises that Johnny de Lange's rant, entertaining though it was, was mistaken on the facts. ICASA is bound to regulate, but to do so subject to the law. True, it has been slow to do so, but since operators have a reputation for challenging its procedures in court, it is at least correct in insisting that legislated procedures are scrupulously followed before regulating an interconnect rate. It can't just set rates right now without a change in the law. Wow. Parliament actually does something that involves changing the law!

This comes very close to my suggestion a few weeks ago on ITWeb that interconnect, if regulated, might as well be set to zero.

It also recognises that Johnny de Lange’s rant, entertaining though it was, was mistaken on the facts. ICASA is bound to regulate, but to do so subject to the law. True, it has been slow to do so, but since operators have a reputation for challenging its procedures in court, it is at least correct in insisting that legislated procedures are scrupulously followed before regulating an interconnect rate. It can’t just set rates right now without a change in the law.

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