If anybody is interested in the article its available at this link:
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/AccessKenya%20records%2031%20pc%20drop%20in%20profit%20/-/539550/884740/-/item/0/-/fvqmyo/-/index.html
Aki, I am totally with you. We as consumers do have some control to what decisions are made in the boardrooms of these corporate companies. The future decisions of AK and similar firms towards price wars is inevitable and the old strategy of "double the bandwidth for the same price" shall not go on for too long if the ISP wants to survive our market. That is my opinion and just that!!
Have a great day!
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Amarjit Singh Labhuram.
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:31 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
_______________________________________________Dear Listers,Sorry for the cross-posting and am adding my opinion.There is a story in Business Daily today titled " AccessKenya records 31 p.c. drop in profit " . No matter what way you look at the article, the consumer has spoken.I believe we are now going to see a turning point for kenya's internet pricing. Competition for higher bandwidths at affordable rates is now starting to kick off. The original idea that was used by ISPs whereby after Seacom and Teams landed was to double bandwidth at existing prices was not a good idea and thus must have lead to depressed sales or no new sales. Lack of sales puts a severe financial stress on ISP companies, especially those who took up both under-sea fiber connectivity.In my opinion, I think the market has bitten back! Data Telcos and ISPs are now going to have to go head to head on competition for newer customers. I personally welcome back the competition. :-)
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