ADSL South Africa - Local Loop Unbundling (LLU or LLUB)

This section of ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) is dedicated to the importance of Local Loop Unbundling (LLU or LLUB) in the building of a consumer friendly telecoms regime.

Local Loop Unbundling, without going into the technical details, allows various telecoms operators to have access to the link between telephone exchanges and the businesses and homes of telecoms users. It's a great way to level the telecoms play field in any country. It ensures healthy competition which ultimately benefits both telecoms operators and consumers.

We've learned from history that the moment 1-2 telecoms operators are allowed to exercise control over the local loop, you're sitting with a monopoly that will not only charge exorbitant rates, but it will also do a great deal of damage to the relevant country's economy for as long as its able to exercise control. Needless to say, Local Loop Unbundling is an absolute necessity, especially in today's fast changing telecoms environment.

2011

ADSL Broadband: New Benchmarked Broadband Costs

ADSL Broadband: Breakdown of Naked ADSL Line Costs

Local Loop Unbundling: How LLU can affect the cost of ADSL