Re: CEB & Internet

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 17:53:06 -0700

Hello,
At 03:50 04-05-2015, Dhiruj Rambaran wrote:
>I think it's a clever move by CEB.
>
>1) They already have a network of cables.. hence the cost of laying
>'extra cables' will be very low (comparatively)
>
>2) They already have a billing system in place.. hence they'll just
>add extra info on the bill.
>
>3) They already have vans/cars etc performing maintenance all over
>the island... hence no need for additional vehicles, substations
>etc. It will just be 'extra manual work' for them.
>
>Looking at all the above I believe they can hit the ground quite
>competitively.

The news article is from L'Express. The single mode Optic Fiber
might be on the greater than 200 kW part of the grid. There would
have to be more Fiber for the 22 kV
distribution network to be covered. It would probably be expensive.

There are currently 18 companies holding an Internet Service Provider
licence. There are only two companies currently offering FTTH for
residential customers. Would a third company make things better for
residential subscribers? I don't know. Will a government body
compete with a government-owned company so that I can pay less for
internet access? I do not think so.

This looks like an only in Mauritius idea. :-)

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Tue May 05 2015 - 00:58:56 PST