| Telkom SA Limited (Telkom), together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, is a provider of fixed-line voice and data communications services in South Africa and mobile communications services through the Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited (Vodacom) in South Africa and certain other African countries. The Company operates in two segments: fixed-line and mobile. The fixed-line segment provides fixed-line voice and data communications services through Telkom; directory services through its 64.9%-owned subsidiary, TDS Directory Operations, formerly known as Telkom Directory Services; wireless data services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet (Proprietary) Limited (Swiftnet), and Internet services in Africa through its wholly owned subsidiary Africa Online Limited. The mobile segment consists of a 50% joint venture interest in Vodacom. Telkom acquired 75% of Multi-links Telecommunications Limited on May 1, 2007. On February 23, 2007, it acquired Africa Online Limited. |
