Telekom Offers Bundled DSL & Phone

Telkom has recently launched a new all-in-one bundled ADSL option through www.do.co.za.With this bundled package customers receive a single bill for their ADSL line and their Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Although punted as offering just one bill, a noteworthy exclusion in the "all-in-one" bundle is the copper line rental for voice, which is still charged for separately.

• These offerrings have been seen as a threat to ISPs, who do not have the same competitive advantage as Telkom and are being undercut.
• Speaking to someone from a leading ISP who asked not to be named, it appears that Telkom have approached certain ISPs and invited them to be a part of this bundle.
• Details on this have not yet been made public and the exact timeframe is still unclear, however.
• In addition to the ADSL bundles, Telkom is also offering the "Closer" series of options which bundle the Internet connection with allocations of free telephone minutes.
• At the time of publishing, no Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers could be contacted for comment, but the inclusion of free minutes on the "Closer" bundles appears to be an answer to the challenge presented by these cost effective services.

The Telkom offerings:-

• do Broadband Level 1, for R279, offers DSL up to 384 Kbps with a TelkomInternet account and 1 Gig cap.-
• do Broadband Level 2, for R364, offers DSL up to 384 Kbps with a TelkomInternet account and 2 Gig cap.
• - do Broadband Level 3, for R675, offers DSL up to 4 Mbps with a TelkomInternet account and 3 Gig cap.