Gregory, As far as being part of the "priviledged" in terms of phone services, you can be there too. You just need to pass on the message that your phone services are really important to you.
Yesterday, the phone exchange's junior engineer Mr Phadte was genially complaining that I had put him "in trouble" with my Right to Information application. Equally politely, I explained that we appreciated his work (even on the Saligao-Net), and that the RTI application was in no way targetting him. Instead, it was mean to point to systemic problems, which the higher-ups cannot afford to take for granted. Regardless of the information give, I spent Rs 10 (and a trip to the Panjim general post office, very easy) to pass on a message to the authorities in charge that we cannot accept sub-rural conditions at the phone exchange while being made to pay urban rates for it. Lightening strikes, accidental fires and unmanned-by-night exchanges should not be acceptable, whether they have an employment freeze in the BSNL or not. Using RTI is not rocket-science. If you need a tutorial on it, that's possible even via Saligao-Net! To answer Val's question, I think BSNL still offers a decent deal, compared to the privatised services, which are either slower or costlier, or both! My Internet bill is Rs 750 per month, unlimited usage (but limited speed), which is decent. It offers wireless too, which means everyone in the family can log-on. BSNL has built up its huge infrastructure with taxpayers' money, and we should use it. FN > On Sunday 05 September 2010 01:04 AM, GREGORY GODINHO wrote: > > Hi Rico, > Ur'll r the priveledged to get your phones/net up and running. There still > the those unlucky ones like us, that need to wait and see when the telephone > exchange will shine their light on the part of the exchange that holds our > phones!!! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
