[kictanet] AT&T to no longer support calls originating from Kenya

[Alex Gakuru]

Mike:

Although this is a consumer issue, you may notice we have quite some domestic wars with the prevailing anti-consumer setting, http://ictconsumer.blogspot.com/ for example.
 
By engaging foreign networks, I am afraid the ICT Consumers Association of Kenya could be considered acting ultra vires thus the Ministry of Information and Communications, CCK, and perhaps also Foreign Affairs are best  suited to comment.

Would a provocative question, like "why has a private US telco unilaterally cut-off communication from Kenya to the US jeopardizing both a basic human right and the national outsourcing strategy" earn a quick response from government?    

rgds,

Alex
 
Mike Theuri <mike.theuri at gmail.com> wrote: As an after thought, this may mean calls dialed through this number which by itself is a very expensive option and which may reflect the effects of voip and lowered costs of international calls:

Kenya 0-800-2201-15 (608) 

On 2/18/07, Mike Theuri <mike.theuri at gmail.com> wrote: Does anyone know why the below might be the case ? AT&T printed this in small print on bills sent to customer in January. Considering
that AT&T is the largest telco in the US this is a serious issue :

International Call Origination: 
Effective March 1, 2007, our International Call
Origination service will change. Current access
numbers for calls originating internationally
will change. Please visit  att.com/dialing-guide 
to print the new dialing-guide for your reference;
or call the number on your bill to order a new
dialing guide. Calls from Kenya to US will
no longer be supported. International to
international calling from St. Martin will no 
longer be supported. Also, International
service will be expanded to over 60 additional
countries. To find out rates and countries where
we provide service, please visit
  att.com/intl-rates.


 

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