Telkom’s forced ADSL price cuts

Telkom have reached a settlement agreement to resolve a series of complaints lodged against Telkom from 2005 to 2007 by various companies, including the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA), Internet Solutions, Multichoice, and Verizon.

The settlement package includes an admission of guilt by Telkom, a R200-million penalty, a functional separation between Telkom’s retail and wholesale divisions, a transparent transfer pricing programme, and wholesale and retail pricing commitments for the next five years estimated to yield R875m savings to customers.

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What is a POTS Filter and why do i need them?

 Post Office Telecommunications (POTS) Filter

The ADSL POTS Filter in-line filter/splitter maximizes the performance of your ADSL 

service, It allows you to connect an ADSL modem and telephone device to the same ADSL port.

It creates clearer voice communications and prevents interference by separating high frequency ADSL transmissions from phone signals. The filter isolates low-frequency voice signals to ensure

the cleanest network performance with fast, error-free data transfers.

The POTS filter must be connected to every secondary phone in your house hold or business, this includes alarm systems and fax machines that are on the same ADSL line. A POTS filter must not 

be connected to the router. A POTS splitter would be used in this case.

The benefit of an ADSL Splitter over an ADSL POTS filter is that a splitter can ac

commodate both an ADSL modem as well as a standard telephone device whereas a POTS filter 
only accommodates standard telephone devices and can complicate a setup when you want to

connect your ADSL modem as well as a telephone device at a single location.

Below: A typical POTS filter

 Below: A typical POTS filter/splitter

 POTS filter/splitters can be purchased from your nearest Telkom Shop - 
Telkom Direct Shop Finder

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