[kictanet] Somalia telecom sector battles instability

[Joshua Amolo]

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 at 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
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> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:45 PM
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> Subject: [kictanet] Somalia telecom sector battles instability
>
> Interesting read...
>
> http://www.cio.co.ke/index.php/view-all-main-stories/535-somalia-telecom-sector-battles-instability.html
>
> Harry
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