In other words, it’s clear that Neotel’s concern in this regard is not unfounded because the proposed legislation will upset their international partners. This will surely help to increase risks and push project costs upwards, making projects to a large extent less viable than originally anticipated.

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), like many other South Africans, wants the Department of Communications to back off and rather focus on bringing Telkom’s monopoly to an end.