[Asterisk-biz] Query on services in Pakistan

[Rob Lith]

While this may not be the right forum for the advertising of any and all
VoIP related products I am for one very thankful for a forum like this that
makes many in South Africans aware of the rape, pillage and plunder our
monopoly Telkom South Africa has got away with for so long.

Generally for calls to the US, UK and Europe they used to charge .60 us
cents per minutes. Now while they could keep the South Africa public
ignorant to the actual costs they could terminate for they got away with it.


Now that it is out in the open and VoIP is going to be legal from 1st Feb
2005, they miraculously are charging .25 us cents as they have to go by a
published tariff accepted by the regulator - this hasn't stopped the running
'specials' at lower rates :)

It's obnoxious that you can Skype-out into SA from SA at cheaper rates that
a LOCAL call cost here!

Any other awareness and advice out there on neat ways to dig at an incumbent
telco welcome.

Rob Lith
Connection Telecom CC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Tracy R Reed
> Sent: 26 December 2004 00:29
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Query on services in Pakistan
> 
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 10:48:48AM -0000, Linus Surguy spake thusly:
> > As this is degenerating into a 'me too', we offer at 0.115 
> GBP using 
> > the best TDM connection in the marketplace for the best possible 
> > quality -
> 
> I think the charter of this list should be changed from 
> anything goes to only allowing discussion about using 
> asterisk in a business setting. Not the actual selling or 
> advertising of products or services. I have a feeling that 
> was the original spirit of the list anyhow.
> 
> One of my concerns about the VOIP market is that the price is 
> going to be driven into the ground prematurely by the above 
> sort of competition putting everyone out of business but the 
> really big guys. Not that there is much we can do about it as 
> it is probably inevitable but providing an open forum for it 
> may not be in all of our long term best interests.
> 
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> Tracy Reed    http://copilotcom.com 
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