Telkom and the new consumer protection act

[nkawit]

And so the thot plickens

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-17-u...is-only-answer

If you are a national operator, and you cross subsidize your services by using money generated from calls to pay for copper .... what do you think is going to happen with unbundling?

Copper prices are going to go up and its going to be more expensive for providers to provide you with the unbundled service. That or they will also need to cross subsidize the service.

[nkawit]

(Aneeka Savahl) argues that a part of wording of the act creates a strong argument that a bearer of a prepaid device - who may not be the original buyer - will be able to demand cash for the unredeemed value even after it has passed the three-year expiry date.

So then we can expect Telkom to change on Friday so that any unused cap at the end of the month, which has been paid for, will carry over to the next month. Oh, good.
I can't wit till Friday. (Removes tongue from cheek)

http://ispa.org.za/blog/2012/01/23/i...-to-bandwidth/

Not going to happen. No matter what the ruling is ISP's have started changing their legal agreements to mitigate any effect.