Dear Aki, Wireless solutions will never be obsolete. They are the intergral part of our last mile connectivity. They complement fibre optic. We may never have fibre to all homes and offices. Upgrade of base stations shall provide us with sufficient broadband in the coming months. We must grow our broadband reach. It has an inverse relationship with voice pricing. As you increase the number of broadband users, voice tarrifs tend to drop to the extent that you may even have free calls. You may have noted that this is beggining to look real. In most advanced countries broadband to homes is as high as 100mb. Once we are through with infrastructure, the pressure on price will intensify and most likely you will pay for 100 mb the price you currently pay for 512 KB. Most operators have fibre backhaul between most stations. They are also using WIMAX for backhaul purposes. You will NEVER see telecom prices raise for some time irrespective of inflation. The competitive framework is in such a way that pressure on pricing shall continue to favour the consumer. We are also keenly watching to ensure maximum competition. There is a possibility that the regulator may start looking at number portability to give the consumer more power. Please let me know if the response do not address all your questions. Regards Ndemo. ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"