The average for Africa that year was around 9%, but here is a link to a good site for these statistics http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/index.html. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [LUG] MTN's 1 Million
> >> Regionally Tanzania was around 2.8% in 2003 and Kenya >> was around 5.8%, so >> that puts Uganda around the middle of the pack. > > Which pack? The front runners or the laggards? > > W >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Bagyenda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 7:07 AM >> Subject: Re: [LUG] MTN's 1 Million >> >> >>> The problem with this number is that to me it >> conveys even less meaning >>> than it purports to do. I can understand that the >> network is happy with >>> the achievement, and truth be told it is an >> achievement of sorts. >>> >>> But if we are to put the performance of this >> industry into a larger >>> national perspective, are these numbers that great? >>> >>> It reminds me of a student who came to me >> complaining bitterly. How >>> could I give him 9% in the exam, when he distinctly >> remembers putting in >>> so much effort, and feeling that he had aced the >> paper? >>> >>> So perhaps we should mark this paper now and see >> what marks we, the >>> professionals, give it! >>> >>> P. >>> >>> On Feb 20, 2006, at 17:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mark Tinka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:30 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Cc: Samuel Gitta >>>> Subject: Re: [LUG] MTN's 1 Million >>>> >>>> I think this is a reasonable basis for calculation. >>>> >>>>> In other operations it is 90 days. Remember also >> that >>>>> before the number change, if they where to count >> all >>>>> those who have bought MTN cell packs, it would >> have >>>>> been about two million (077/078). >>>> >>>>> This might not give an accurate number, as real >> value >>>>> comes from monthly ARPU. >>>> >>>> ARPU - Average revenue per User has nothing to do >> with the number of >>>> subscribers, as at the number change at the >> beginning of the year, the >>>> 078 >>>> range was about to run out, so in effect 2 million >> lines had been sold. >>>> >>>> Mark. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. >>>> --------------------------------------- >>>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------- >>> Trek the Rwenzori's. Or just see them online - >> http:// >>> www.rwenzori.com/gallery.htm >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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. ---------------------------------------
