[asterisk-biz] Nice Opportunity but Unique Challenge

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For some reason it doesn't smell right, any links to support the
"changes in the telecom reglatory policy of Uganda"?

On 10/27/06, Gerald Begumisa <gbegumisa at yo.co.ug> wrote:
> Greetings to all,
>
> I have a client with a very unique need.  Following changes in the telecom
> regulatory policy of Uganda, mass-provision of VoIP services is now allowed
> for service providers who apply for a licence.  "Mass-provision" loosely
> meaning targeting such a large client base that you attract the attention of
> the telecom regulator (as well as the revenue authority ;-).  The first such
> licence was issued only a week or so ago.
>
> The business plan of this client targets a very large client base (over 1
> million mobile subscribers).  The interesting thing is that the cost of
> reaching this client base (apart from advertising etc...) is nearly zero.  I
> cannot give detail at this time however what I can say is the business plan
> of this client eliminates all the hassles of running a calling card system
> yet reaches even more clients than a calling card system would.  So, to me
> it looks good.
>
> Now for the unique need:  After going through pages of calculations, this
> client feels that at the bottomline, if they can get a reliable carrier who
> can sell them minutes for the following key destinations (both landline and
> mobile), at a flat rate of 5c per minute, they will be willing to prepay and
> buy minutes wholesale.  Below are the key destinations:
>
> USA (land and mobile)
> Canada (land and mobile)
> Thailand (land and mobile)
> China (land and mobile)
> Hong Kong (land and mobile)
> Taiwan (land and mobile)
> Japan (land and mobile)
> United Kingdom (land and mobile)
> Germany (land and mobile)
> United Arab Emirates (land and mobile)
> India (land and mobile)
>
> Point to note is that they would be willing to take whatever prices for the
> rest of the locations in the A-Z list.
>
> Could any interested parties contact me off-list?  Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Gerald.
>
> --
> Gerald Begumisa
> CTO & Managing Director
> Yo Uganda Limited
> Off. Tel: +256 31 224 4641
> Mob. Tel: +256 71 299 1983
> Email: gbegumisa at yo.co.ug
> Web: http://www.yo.co.ug/
>
> For a High Performance VoIP Billing Engine, take a look at YBS
> <http://www.yo.co.ug/ybs/>
>
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