Comments on: Sentech vows to hold on to valuable spectrum http://www.techcentral.co.za/we-wont-hand-back-our-spectrum-says-sentech/929/ South Africa's technology news leader Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Editor http://www.techcentral.co.za/we-wont-hand-back-our-spectrum-says-sentech/929/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Editor Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=929#comment-154 Hi William, Yes, I had to have a good chuckle at that. They don't want any competition, even from government. LOL. Sentech should be privatised -- sell it to the highest bidder, and then let anyone provide signal distribution services. Duncan Hi William,

Yes, I had to have a good chuckle at that. They don’t want any competition, even from government. LOL. Sentech should be privatised — sell it to the highest bidder, and then let anyone provide signal distribution services.

Duncan

]]> By: William Stucke http://www.techcentral.co.za/we-wont-hand-back-our-spectrum-says-sentech/929/comment-page-1/#comment-153 William Stucke Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=929#comment-153 > “[Government’s] national broadband policy, which is scheduled for completion early next year, will hopefully provide valuable guidelines that will encourage collaboration and eliminate the potential for municipalities and provincial governments to establish independent broadband networks,” Hickling says. Right. So not only has Sentech proved that it's incapable of providing wireless broadband access, but they don't want anyone else to do so either?!!! > “[Government’s] national broadband policy, which is scheduled for completion early next year, will hopefully provide valuable guidelines that will encourage collaboration and eliminate the potential for municipalities and provincial governments to establish independent broadband networks,” Hickling says.

Right. So not only has Sentech proved that it’s incapable of providing wireless broadband access, but they don’t want anyone else to do so either?!!!

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