Cable theft has once again disrupted Telkom services, this time in the Kyalami area north of Johannesburg. The company says services to thousands of mainly business customers have been disrupted as a result of thieves. The fixed-line operator says it is working to restore services to clients in the area
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Telkom Business is cutting the cost of its uncapped fixed-line broadband products by up to 27% on high-end packages. Customers on slower connections are having their line speeds increased. Customers on 384kbit/s and 1Mbit/s uncapped Internet packages will be upgraded to 1Mbit/s and 2Mbit/s
Cell C has become SA’s second operator to cut BlackBerry prices in a week. The company on Friday said it was introducing new tariff plans for BlackBerry users starting at R27/month. Its first new tariff plan, the BlackBerry Social Plan, offers Cell C customers access to Facebook, Twitter, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), one
Telkom Business is moving closer to full fixed-mobile convergence and unified communications by bundling fixed and mobile products and offering customers a single bill. The company plans to launch two dozen fixed-line and mobile product
In the wake of cabinet’s rejection of KT Corp’s attempt to purchase a 20% stake in Telkom, reports now suggest the move was a precursor to the state taking full control of the company. Business Day reported on Tuesday, quoting a department of communications source, that Telkom’s delisting and renationalisation
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has saluted the cabinet’s decision against a possible transaction between Telkom and Korean company KT Corp. The “financial mess” at the parastatal would not be resolved by a cash injection from the Asians, CWU spokesman Matankana Mothapo
Black-led investment firm J&J Group, together with an unnamed international telecommunications company, put forward a joint “expression of interest” to buy a controlling stake in Telkom last year, but the deal apparently fell through when Korea’s KT Corp made an offer to purchase a minority, 20% stake in
Telkom is dominating the news, and not for all the right reasons. In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson chat about the company’s annual results, cabinet’s decision not to support the transaction with Korea’s KT Corp and 8ta’s competitive position as a broadband
Events of the past week have shown that it’s become more urgent than ever that government sell its stake in Telkom . If it continues as a significant shareholder, it risks further undermining one of SA’s most important companies and inflicting long-term damage on SA’s economy. The opportune
The opposition Democratic Alliance has slammed cabinet for its decision not to support a proposed plan by Telkom to sell 20% of the company’s equity to Korea’s KT Corp. In a prepared speech that would have been delivered in parliament on Tuesday — it wasn’t given after opposition parties walked out in an