Local Loop Unbundling: ICASA fails us again

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 5 December 2011

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has come under a lot of fire since the release of their findings on or framework for Local Loop Unbundling (LLU or LLUB). They’ve for one failed to meet the deadline to implement Local Loop Unbundling (LLU or LLUB) in South Africa by the end of November.

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It is clear that ICASA is either sucking on the tits of the Telkom cow or are very scared of Telkom’s lawyers. ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) is of the opinion that the former is closer to the truth, because ICASA is clearly bending more backwards to Telkom’s demands than a Limbo dancer to a pole. How much lower can you stoop? You’re an absolute disgrace and a waste of the taxpayer’s money. It is clear to us that your true colours are once again shining through, colours that scream why you should not be the Regulator for the SA Communications Sector, not even to mention your history which can rightly be described as a comedy of errors. Taxpayers should refuse to pay another cent towards ICASA. Given that they’re clearly in bed with Telkom, why should taxpayers continue to foot the bill for such an ugly, expensive and dirty whore? Telkom should pay its own whore and take the bloody freak show outside the public domain. They’ve not only managed to delay the implementation of Local Loop Unbundling (LLU or LLUB) with another year or so (or indefinitely for that matter), but have utterly failed to put an end to Telkom’s illegal bundling of a compulsory voice service with the ADSL data service. In addition, it is clear that no one in government has the balls to step in and call them to task.

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ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) deplores the way ICASA is messing us Average Joes about to Telkom’s benefit. It is something that got to stop.