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Nov 2003 |
Telkom, which operates the country's only fixed-line telecommunications network, has emphatically denied that it would lose any revenue despite decisions by the telecommunications regulator and the Pretoria high court last week.
The Independent Communications Authority of SA licensed Pinnacle to provide call-back services. Telkom also lost a case on least cost routing (LCR), a method used by companies to save costs by routing their calls to cellular networks.
Internet Solutions, a division of Dimensi... |
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Oct 2003 |
Shares in fixed-line monopoly Telkom fell in early trade yesterday on concerns over the possible impact of a decision by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) to allow a rival to offer cheap international calls.
This week Icasa granted a licence to Pinnacle Technology to provide a call-back service, in which a caller sends a signal to an offshore telecoms operator which calls back, allowing the user to make cheap international calls.
Telkom shares fell by more than 5 percent to as low... |
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Oct 2003 |
South African companies Telkom and Eskom are losing millions of rands due to the theft of cables and conductors.
Telkom had 9 668 incidents of cable theft and sabotage nationally this year, costing the network R150 million to repair in the 2002/03 financial year.
According to spokeswoman Ingrid Krige, Telkom has been forced to take drastic steps to secure its network against organised cable and solar panel theft syndicates.
"This involves alarming cable routes in theft-prone areas and hiring private... |
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Oct 2003 |
A week after Telkom lost its least cost routing (LCR) challenge, the telecommunications group is being taken to court by Internet Solutions, which is accusing the fixed-line operator of anticompetitive behaviour.
The Dimension Data division is suing Telkom for damages that could amount to R166 million.
Angus Roberts, Internet Solutions' chief executive, said yesterday:
"Telkom has been practising anticompetitive behaviour against us over the years."
He said Telkom had used its monopolistic po... |
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Oct 2003 |
Telkom's slogan, "the touch of tomorrow", suggests that the integrated communications company is pushing the right buttons for growth.
Yesterday the slogan appeared to be a good omen, when Telkom estimated its interim earnings to September would be 30 percent higher than the numbers for the last period.
Telkom's interim net profit was R644 million last year, while headline earnings were sitting at R1.23 a share.
The share price of the communications group that operates the country's only fixed-line... |
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Oct 2003 |
Last week's landmark court ruling that least cost routing (LCR) was legal would open up the industry and was expected to double Orion Telecom's turnover, Jacques du Toit, an Orion director, said yesterday.
Telkom's case against cellular operator MTN and equipment and service providers Autopage Cellular, Nashua Mobile, Nedtel and Orion Telecom was dismissed with costs.
However, the telecommunications giant may still lodge an appeal as the decision will exacerbate its revenue loss, estimated during the ... |
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Oct 2003 |
Telkom's slogan, "the touch of tomorrow", suggests that the integrated communications company is pushing the right buttons for growth.
Yesterday the slogan appeared to be a good omen when Telkom estimated its interim earnings to September would be 30% higher than the last period's numbers.
Telkom's interim net profit was R644-million last year, while headline earnings were sitting at R1,23 a share. The share price of the communications group that operates the country's only fixed-line network surged... |
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Oct 2003 |
Pirates who tap into lines or obtain services by supplying false information have robbed Telkom of R167 million in the past year alone.
"It happens on a very regular basis that we are notified by callers who say they have received large telephone bills that reflect calls they did not make," said spokeswoman Ingrid Krige.
"Tapping into lines or making use of the service illegally is used mostly to sell calls at cheaper rates. It seems to move from city to city and is an international problem."
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Oct 2003 |
[Johannesburg, 23 October 2003] - In what is being touted as evidence that SA's telecoms market is at last becoming liberalised, the Pretoria High Court yesterday ruled against Telkom's attempt to have least-cost routing (LCR) declared illegal.
LCR systems enable customers to connect GSM-based equipment to a PABX, which can then take advantage of the better call rates offered when dialling from one cellular device to another or between numbers on the same cellular network.
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Oct 2003 |
Vodacom, southern Africa's largest cellphone operator, which is fighting to enter the lucrative Nigerian market, is progressively losing out on subscriber base growth to rival MTN Group.
"Vodacom is losing market share on pan-African countries because MTN has gone to play where there is pent-up demand for cellphone services," Khulekani Dlamini, Investec's telecoms analyst, said yesterday.
"This accelerated MTN's penetration," said Dlamini.
"MTN is in the right place where it could charge a premium... |
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Oct 2003 |
The regulations relating to the manner in which applications for value-added network services (VANS) and private telephone networks (PTNs) licences are to be made have finally been approved and published by the communications minister.
The industry has been governed by interim guidelines for the past six years.
According to Andries Matthysen, senior manager of licensing enforcement at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA), the details were published in Government Gazette 25519, dated... |
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Oct 2003 |
[Johannesburg, 13 October 2003] - Last week, arguments were heard in the Pretoria High Court regarding Telkom's application to have the sale, distribution and use of least-cost routing (LCR) equipment prohibited, and judgement is expected to be handed down sometime next month.
The application, which was opposed by Nedtel, Nashua Mobile, Orion Telecom and MTN, maintains that LCR involves the illegal circumvention of Telkom's network.
The initial injunction was brought against MTN, Vodacom and other pl... |
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Oct 2003 |
[Johannesburg, 13 October 2003] - Last week, arguments were heard in the Pretoria High Court regarding Telkom's application to have the sale, distribution and use of least-cost routing (LCR) equipment prohibited, and judgement is expected to be handed down sometime next month.
The application, which was opposed by Nedtel, Nashua Mobile, Orion Telecom and MTN, maintains that LCR involves the illegal circumvention of Telkom's network.
The initial injunction was brought against MTN, Vodacom and other pl... |
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Oct 2003 |
Telkom's share price could shoot up to new highs, with analysts expecting the company to deliver a good set of interim results next month.
Telkom's shares again reached new heights yesterday. They touched R51.75 and closed the day 30c firmer at R50.50, having gained more than 60 percent in value since the listing in March.
"Telecoms analysts are positive about the group's earnings and cash flow for the year to March 2004," Belinda Williams, Telkom's investor relations executive, said yesterday.
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Oct 2003 |
09/10/2003 16:02 - (SA)
Pietermaritzburg - Before you order your next pizza, think twice. It's now illegal to have a pizza delivered in South Africa.
This is just one of the bizzarre effects of the new Post Office Amendment Bill, which was presented to parliament by the communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri and passed on September 11.
It gives the post office and its subsidiaries - Speed Services and XPS - the sole right to transport parcels that weigh under 1kg and leaves no room for... |
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