Broadband crisis in South Africa

By ADSL South Africa, 11 June 2006
The state of affairs in regard to broadband or ADSL in South Africa can now easily be categorized as a crisis. A crisis when compared to most all other countries. The Demand for broadband is growing but service deliverance and offerings remain outdated and horrendously expensive even with Telkom’s latest lower broadband price offerings. Promises of better offerings and service are not going to do it. Action is what’s needed.
Local is lekker but not when loyal ADSL users in South Africa have become the laughing stock of the rest of the world mainly due to Telkom’s incompetence. “Ten years ago South Africa was ranked the 14th most connected country in the world. Today, we’ve slipped down to 37th place. The reason is t View the rest of this article