Well. <br><br>The masses of Kenyan (retail) shareholders are probably pleased that the company is keeping an eye on making money. <br><br>Also, by making money, Safaricom can do things like pay USD25m for a 3G license rather than wait around for a couple of years and then get it at a knock-off rate of USD10m after much complaining about the unfairness of it all. <br>
<br>And last time I checked, anyone is free to pick up a Zain/Bharti line (or an Orange line. Or a Yu line) and make those cheaper phone calls. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 July 2010 12:06, Jotham Kilimo Mwale <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com">jokilimo@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>Yes, ... make &#39;much more&#39; money! And since Kenyans are WILLING to pay for the services, why not!<br>
<br>Regards,<br>Jotham<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1">
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Andrea Bohnstedt &lt;<a href="mailto:andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com" target="_blank">andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com</a>&gt;<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:jokilimo@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jokilimo@yahoo.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Alex Gakuru &lt;<a href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gakuru@gmail.com</a>&gt;; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions &lt;<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>&gt;<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, July 22, 2010 11:13:01 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] mobile tariffs?<br></font><br>
Make money? <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 July 2010 09:47, Michael Ouma <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:benomnta@yahoo.com" target="_blank">benomnta@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top"><br>How come Safaricom still charges Kshs 8/min for on-net and Kshs 12/min for off-net calls while the competition has reduced it&#39;s rates, with Zain Kenya now charging just Kshs 6/min for off-net calls and Kshs 3/ min for on-net?<br>

<br>...what&#39;s the rationale for all these?<br> <br>Michael Ouma<br>
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