Telkom is aiming too high

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 10 December 2006

Telkom’s aim (or broadband promise) to achieve a 15% ADSL line penetration by 2010 might prove to be too high. Assuming that installation rates remain on current levels as well as the number of fixed lines.

Telkom needs to bring a massive 702 000 ADSL subscribers on board by 2010 if they want to stick to their broadband promise. They will almost have to double the installation rate of the past year. This means they will have to up the installation rate of round about 8 000 to 13 000 per month.

Taking into consideration the ever-falling number of fixed lines for one due to almost non-existent maintenance in many rural areas they will really have to pull the strings. The sad thing is that Telkom is more than happy to collect monthly payments in many of those areas while basic phone services rather represent something from the Stone Age. ADSL South Africa is planning to do a story in this regard early next year. We shall have photographic evidence as well as testimonials ready in order to expose Telkom’s shameless ‘thievery’ in many of those areas.

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) will keep on exposing Telkom’s inability or lack of drive to really make a difference in regard to ADSL in South Africa.