Comments on: The great mobile rip-off http://www.techcentral.co.za/the-great-mobile-rip-off/669/ South Africa's technology news leader Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave Gale http://www.techcentral.co.za/the-great-mobile-rip-off/669/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Dave Gale Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:41:01 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=669#comment-28 I'd like to see some debate around how to get to that price point that defines the "efficient operator" - easy to write the words, not so easy to pin down a figure in cents/minute. I'd also like to see debate around that glide path ending in 0. Zero interconnect fee is highly disadvantageous to the biggest player(s), but would stimulate competition from the ISPs turned telcos like nothing else would. Once interconnect is under control (assuming it will), there are many other issues to deal with, the "last mile" being one of them. A recent report that Telkom are under recovering on their line charges at the moment horrified me. Unless of course they are blowing smoke in our eyes ahead of Local Loop Unbundling? I’d like to see some debate around how to get to that price point that defines the “efficient operator” – easy to write the words, not so easy to pin down a figure in cents/minute.

I’d also like to see debate around that glide path ending in 0. Zero interconnect fee is highly disadvantageous to the biggest player(s), but would stimulate competition from the ISPs turned telcos like nothing else would.

Once interconnect is under control (assuming it will), there are many other issues to deal with, the “last mile” being one of them. A recent report that Telkom are under recovering on their line charges at the moment horrified me. Unless of course they are blowing smoke in our eyes ahead of Local Loop Unbundling?

]]> By: Michael van Dijk http://www.techcentral.co.za/the-great-mobile-rip-off/669/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Michael van Dijk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:39:36 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=669#comment-23 At least someone realises what a destructive force the Knott-Craig’s have been in the telecommunications industry in SA! At least someone realises what a destructive force the Knott-Craig’s have been in the telecommunications industry in SA!

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