Somalia telecom sector battles instability
Interesting read... http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/535-somalia-telecom-sec tor-battles-instability.html Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing
Hey Harry, Am surprised the Mobile Telecon calls are costing less per min in Somalia than what it costs here... I think we need to revisit this costing thing..., While the Telecommunication industry here experiences exponential growth in leaps and bounds, and turn in 'astronomical' profits in the process, it is worthy noting that it is time they lend an ear to the consumer. I may not have research findings, but I would say that in my 'my considered view', charging even as low as Ksh 2.50, per minute for a cell phone call would still turn in a tidy sum of profit for these major Telcos, as I suppose the economies of scale will shift in their favor to bring in more volumes in calls. Perhaps we will start hearing such arguments as regulation costs, infrastructural costs, etcetra, etc.. but the bigger picture is somehow lost somewhere in a heap of all these extrapolations.. Am actually wondering why, I should for instance be paying for each MB of data, in connectivity I download, and which I cannot even verify, as opposed to paying for dedicated connectivity on my Broadband modem. Anyone who feels like pursuing this Service costs issue? Any initiatives underway to lobby Telcos to do the needful..? I feel the consumer is getting a raw deal in the Kenyan market. Harry _____ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Hare Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:45 PM To: harry@comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Somalia telecom sector battles instability Interesting read... http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/535-somalia-telecom-sec tor-battles-instability.html Harry African eDevelopment Resource Centre eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100 Nairobi : : Kenya T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044 Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing
Hi Harry, It is so disheartening that a particular provider charges upto Ksh 74 per minute in the name of roaming when you call from Tanzania its just crazy. For sure we need something done now. On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Harry Delano <harry@comtelsys.co.ke> wrote:
Hey Harry,
Am surprised the Mobile Telecon calls are costing less per min in Somalia than what it costs here...
I think we need to revisit this costing thing..., While the Telecommunication industry here experiences exponential growth in leaps and bounds, and turn in 'astronomical' profits in the process, it is worthy noting that it is time they lend an ear to the consumer.
I may not have research findings, but I would say that in my 'my considered view', charging even as low as Ksh 2.50, per minute for a cell phone call would still turn in a tidy sum of profit for these major Telcos, as I suppose the economies of scale will shift in their favor to bring in more volumes in calls. Perhaps we will start hearing such arguments as regulation costs, infrastructural costs, etcetra, etc.. but the bigger picture is somehow lost somewhere in a heap of all these extrapolations..
Am actually wondering why, I should for instance be paying for each MB of data, in connectivity I download, and which I cannot even verify, as opposed to paying for dedicated connectivity on my Broadband modem.
Anyone who feels like pursuing this Service costs issue? Any initiatives underway to lobby Telcos to do the needful..? I feel the consumer is getting a raw deal in the Kenyan market.
Harry ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Hare Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:45 PM To: harry@comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Somalia telecom sector battles instability
Interesting read...
http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/535-somalia-telecom-sec...
Harry
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