Ronny, you said
>> > Very True we just need to get rid of the satellite prices and there will > be cheap ,fast and furious internet for all.And I hope that one day Ug > will link to the coastal fibre so Telcos/ISP's can give it up cheaply > though I still wonder why the line rentals don't drop!! I would like to inform you and others not to raise your hopes prematurely. The Internet bandwidth prices might not experience the kind of downward trend you highly anticipate. Good case studies are Nigeria and Ghana where fibre ports have not helped them much. Infact in Ghana the ISP association had to go to court against the Telco while in Nigeria, VSAT has still proved far and I mean it far cheaper than the fibre costs. Please remember that the EASSY project has mainly 2 investors from Uganda i.e. MTN and UTL. There is a danger that they could pull a monopolistic stunt to manage the rates at a certain minimum so as to recoup their investment (which is also a valid argument in its own right). I would love to say more however time is against me. So, just sit tight and hope for the best. Wire _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
