i abhor cross-posting. but sometimes ... if you think we have problems with telcos, ... from south africa ------ 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