Twenty years of telecommunications under an ANC government has seen a dramatic rise in
access to telephony, as a result of the success of two mobile network operators: MTN and
Vodacom. By comparison, the efforts of government have been disappointing in policy
formulation, in regulation, in collection of statistics and in the interventions of the various
state-owned enterprises (Infraco, Telkom, & Sentech). In particular, Telkom has admitted its
abuse of dominance. Parliament failed to hold these bodies to account. The future looks
promising as commercial operators work to meet the evident demand for, primarily
wireless, broadband.