Telecommunications Action Group statement on the appointment of Reuben September as Telkom CEO
While the Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) welcomes the appointment of a Telkom CEO as a much-needed step, we are disappointed that the Telkom board has not taken this opportunity to introduce new vision to the organisation.
Reuben September has worked with Telkom for the past 30 years and has served on the executive of Telkom since 2002. Reuben September is very much a part of the existing Telkom regime that has consistently used its monopoly status to profit in excess from lack of consumer choice.
The appointment of September suggests Telkom is not truly committed to any form of change.
As chief operating officer and then as acting CEO, September has presided over an ongoing decline in the number of fixed lines available to South African consumers. Today there are more than 430 000 less fixed telephone lines than in 1999.
For more information or comment please contact
Alastair Otter
083-267-7657
Richard Frank
084-351-7372
Issued: 22 November 2007