Praveen Puthanveettil wrote:
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
> These are the kinds of issues that we should raise our voice against. They
> are taking shelter under the constitution of symbolic insititutions such as
> TRA (Telecom Regulatory Authority). Etisalat is no longer a monopoly, they
> would claim as they have "du" the other provider.
>
> The point is, as of now etisalat charges exhorbitant rates for their
> services from the mostly expats community who toil and contribute, in no
> small measure, to much of the UAE's GDP.
>
> By international standards, they are doing extortion from the public. This
> kind of taxing is prevalent in areas such as rent, water/electricity,
> Municipality Parking, Police Fines etc.
>
> In this particular instance, it is much more than money. Even when a
> technology is available for the benefit of the general public, an
> institution is autocratically taking away the benefit.
>
> It only reinforces the image of the rogue regimes. History tells us of
> instances where information blocked to the public, serves only the rulers.
>
> We should send home an informed message to those in powers that we are not
> living the past that they are all used to. The younger generation has made
> all these techmologies possible not to serve the interests of a few
> Governments that stifle the very freedom.
>
> People are central to any policy formulation and Freedom to communicate is
> their undisputed right. I hope etisalat and the powers that be understand
> the writings on the wall and act judiciously in this matter.
ACK
It is extremely unfair. Rather than the extortion, i would emphasize
Quality of service is the lowest compared to any part of the world, but
the highest charges in the world. Such a regime is totalitarian. Is
there something that we can do about it, but ?
Manu
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