They do not have a multitude of carriers, and usually have a
government monopoly, or one that is heavily subsidized by the government.
I am not sure if many knew this but recently Bell Canada (The
Canadian offshoot of the Bell Companies) Was recently cleared to
allow the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund to be one of their biggest
shareholders.
At one time the Ontario Provincial Government was a huge
shareholder/owner of Savin Business Equipment.
This is not unusual in many foreign companies. (Including Airlines)
and they sometimes are fairly good companies.
Stewart
At 09:47 PM 6/30/2008, you wrote:
I don't know about the iphone in Asia but 18 months ago I took my
unlocked T-mobile Samsung GSM flip phone to Thailand and Laos and
could buy a $5 dollar SIM card (with $5 of minutes credit) in a
kiosk in most any grocery store etc and then similarly recharged
that $5 or $10 a pop at any convenience stand when I needed
to. Could not have been easier.
Made our similar purchases via a cell carrier customer service
center or "walk-a-mile across the parking lot and thru a US
mega-grocery/ Mall Best Buy chain store look like Soviet era style "bizness."
Every tuk-tuk (moped taxi) driver and longboat driver had one and
they didn't have much else.
In my mind, they sure know how to make it work and "keep it simple".
db
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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