South Africa’s Telecommunications Industry in Chaos: Greedy Politicians, Criminals and Power Failures Reign Supreme
As Nomvuyiso Batyi, CEO of the Association of Comms & Technology (ACT) would have you believe, South Africa’s telecoms industry is under siege, with a multitude of threats posed by corruption, crime and pure incompetence.
Batyi, a former councillor at communications regulator Icasa and special adviser to the minister of communications, warns that the industry is teetering on the brink of disaster due to the utter failure of government and its agencies to protect it from thieves, vandals and power-hungry politicians.
ACT, the self-proclaimed defender of the industry’s interests, represents the six main telecoms operators in South Africa – MTN, Vodacom, Rain, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Telkom and Cell C. Founded just two years ago, the organisation has a vested interest in ensuring that its members stay profitable and secure.
In an explosive interview with TechCentral, Batyi lays bare the industry’s most pressing issues, including:
- The cosy relationships between government and the industry’s biggest players;
- The utter corruption and cronyism that pervades Icasa, the country’s telecommunications regulator;
- Why the upcoming spectrum auction is nothing more than a sham designed to line the pockets of the connected and well-connected;
- The complete failure of the government to protect the industry from the scourge of theft and vandalism, and the catastrophic impact this is having on operators; and
- The real reason behind the ongoing power outages and why the industry’s ability to provide vital services is under constant threat.
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