<div dir="ltr">Thanks Walu! Very helpful indeed. But it reminded me of a book I once read called: "The Enemy called Average" by John Mason! It is always misleading when you report by numerical rankings instead of group rankings especially using averages! <div>
<br></div><div>In my early years of learning signal processing, I learnt that the mathematical operator called average is really a FILTER that only extracts the DC value from the noisy signal (data). It throws out ALL THE NOISE if indeed you have a very very large (infinity) data sample. Else the average is very noisy! This is the catchy 22 in the integrity of the reported figures!</div>
<div><br></div><div>Once again, thanks Walu.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>__________________________________</div>
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<p>Far from it...this is not "dollarization" of our economies.<br>
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ITU defines affordability as a function of average incomes. Consider the following: <br>
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If average incomes in country A = 100Euros (just to avoid the dollar focus :-), while in country B it is = 200Euros. And If in BOTH countries a 1mbs Internet link goes for 50Euros per month, which of these two countries enjoys cheaper internet services?<br>
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50Euros in Country A happens to be 50% of the average income while 50% Euros in Country B is only 25% of the average incomes. Would you like to live in a country where internet costs 50% of your salary or where its 25% of your salary? Country A is considered to be twices as expensive as Country B.<br>
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Country B is therefore considered to have cheaper internet services (even though internet does costs the SAME in Euro terms across both countries).<br>
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not sure if its clearer or worse :-)<br>
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On Wed, 10/16/13, Zaipuna Yonah <<a href="mailto:zaipuna.yonah@gmail.com" target="_blank">zaipuna.yonah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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To: "Walubengo J" <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Cc: "Brian Munyao Longwe" <<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a>>, "I-Network Uganda" <<a href="mailto:i-network@dgroups.org" target="_blank">i-network@dgroups.org</a>>, "eThinkers" <<a href="mailto:ethinktanktz@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">ethinktanktz@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
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Dear Walu,<br>
Are you suggesting we approve with open arms the<br>
mammon called dollarization? I am just<br>
curious! <a href="http://clknet.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tanzanian-Economy.pdf/" target="_blank">http://clknet.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/PB1-Dollarization-of-the-Tanzanian-Economy.pdf/</a><br>
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In which case we should at least stop being members and save<br>
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