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1910: By the time of unification in 1910, the four South African colonies had developed their own postal, telegraph and telephone services.
01 May 2007
In order to regulate the various services, parliament promulgates the Post Office Administration and Shipping Combinations Discouragement Act. This act is finally superseded by the Post Office Act.
1947: The Cable and Wireless Workers Transfer Act provides for the acquisition by the government of the assets of a company known as Cable and Wireless of South Africa Limited.
1958: The Post Office Act establishes in section 78 what is today known as Telkom's monopoly.
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