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SA's Largest Telecomms Provider vs. a Pigeon

Posted by samzenpus on from the may-the-best-bird-win dept.

dagwud writes "Just a few days after this Slashdot article, South Africa's largest telecoms provider, Telkom (which has been taking flak for years for its shoddy and overpriced service), is being pitted against a homing pigeon to see which can deliver 4GB of call centre data logs quickest over a distance of around 80km (50 miles). According to the official website, the race is set to take place September 10."

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  1. They're not that bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been a customer for years, and I haven't noticed any problems. (Oh, and first post BTW.)