Announcement: Telkom Discontinues Copper Phone Line & ADSL Services

ARE COPPER PHONE LINES BEING PHASED OUT?

Copper phone lines and ADSL internet lines are being phased out as Telkom discontinues its copper-based services.

Telkom first announced it's plans to decommission copper-based telephone line, landline and ADSL technology in 2015, the company admitted it had lost over R200 million due to copper cable theft during the 2015 financial year.

About half of that was due to direct cable theft repair costs and the other half was spent on the cost of security services.

Due to the high cost of maintaining and replacing the old legacy copper line infrastructure and due to the high risk of ongoing copper cable theft Telkom has decided to discontinue the copper landline telephone services and ADSL internet services in the affected areas.

Telkom is actively moving toward a full copper network shutdown, with phased discontinuation already underway.

HOW DOES THIS IMPACT YOUR EXISTING TELKOM COPPER PHONE LINES?

Many businesses have been left without telephone lines, phone lines and landlines. Telkom does offer a wireless telephone line replacement, however our clients that have been migrated from Telkom copper lines to these telephone lines, phone lines have experienced many technical problems which has resulted in loss of business and frustration.

Clients have complained over and over of the poor support Telkom supplies on these wireless lines.

These wireless telephone lines often cause significant issues with PABX Phone Systems due to hunting facilities that do not function correctly on wireless lines.

If you still rely on copper for voice services, it’s time to start planning your transition to more modern, reliable alternatives.

RELIABLE REPLACEMENT OPTIONS

South African Telecoms specializes in alternative telephone line solutions to keep your business connected after Telkom’s copper phase-out.

We provide a variety of reliable phone line alternatives such as high-quality digital VoIP, LTE and Fiber phone line solutions to replace outdated Telkom copper lines that users can migrate to.

WILL MY TELKOM NUMBER STAY THE SAME?

You can retain your existing Telkom phone numbers when upgrading to our alternative copper-free telephone line solutions.
We support seamless and uninterrupted number porting from Telkom.

REPLACEMENT ALTERNATIVES

Below are some of the phone line solutions that we offer as reliable replacement alternatives for your Telkom copper services -

Business telephone lines: Stay connected with our extensive selection of business telephone lines that are a dependable and cost-effective alternative telephone line solution to Telkom copper lines.

Telephone lines for Phone Systems: Say goodbye to outdated copper lines  with our PABX PBX Business Telephone System lines that offer a trustworthy telephone line solution to Telkom copper network.

Our phone lines are fully compatible with all makes and models of Phone Systems without the added expense of having to replace your current Phone System equipment.

VoIP telephone lines: Step into the future and experience our trusted and reliable range of VoIP telephone lines as a cost-effective and modern alternative telephone line solution to Telkom copper infrastructure.

Fibre telephone lines: Experience superior connectivity with our Fibre telephone lines, the perfect replacement telephone line solution for Telkom’s copper network.

Starting from only R100.00 per month, we make it easier than ever before to get your business calling.