[IOZ] SDN/Telkom - details for Summit TV

[Randy Bush]

i abhor cross-posting.  but sometimes ...

if you think we have problems with telcos, ...  from south africa

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From: "Peter Lewis" <peter@sdn.co.za>
To: <ioz@internet.org.za>
Subject: [IOZ] SDN/Telkom - details for Summit TV
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:30:14 +0200
Message-ID: <0cf701bf7eba$851b29f0$4302a8c0@sdn.co.za>


here are some of the points about the story:
- Telkom unlawfully suspended SDN's backbone (this obviously brought all 
  of SDN's clients down as well)
- Telkom also unlawfully suspended the clients' own circuits, despite 
  the fact that these are paid for directly by the client and do not 
  involve SDN
- Telkom cited non-payment as the reason for suspension of services, 
  despite the fact that when a reconciliation was done, SDN is actually 
  R87, 000 in credit
- SDN's attorneys applied for interim relief against the suspension of 
  services
- at 03h00 this morning, a judge found in favour of SDN and passed a 
  court order for Telkom to turn the services back on
- Telkom defied the court order and did not resume services within the 
  stipulated 2 hours
- Telkom is currently opposing the court order on the basis of 
  jurisdiction, and a decision will be out later today

regards
Lorna Gray
Tin Can Communications
Tel: +27 11 463 8480


Peter Lewis
Director
Satellite Data Networks (Pty) Ltd
Tel: 011 88 00 55 7
Fax 011 88 09 76 6
Cell 082 781 5590