--- title: Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row | daily.dev description: Openserve, the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator, has defended its decision to launch its own retail ISP offering uncapped fibre from R345/month with free... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openserve-hits-back-in-fibre-isp-row-w7sbokupc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row | daily.dev og:description: Openserve, the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator, has defended its decision to launch its own retail ISP offering uncapped fibre from R345/month with free... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openserve-hits-back-in-fibre-isp-row-w7sbokupc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w7SbokuPC.png og:image:alt: Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Openserve, the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator, has defended its decision to launch its own retail ISP offering uncapped fibre from R345/month with free modem and installation. The company argues it holds only about 21% market share — well below the 35% dominance threshold under South Africa's Competition Act — and that all wholesale inputs used by its ISP are available to third-party ISPs at the same published rate-card prices. Critics and the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) remain skeptical, questioning whether the retail channel should have been structurally separated and demanding independently audited equivalence and transfer-pricing undertakings. Industry veterans warn that promises of equal treatment are insufficient given the market's history, and ISPA may escalate concerns to competition authorities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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