I have always thought infrastructure was a reason and looking from a biz side of it most calls in any region are local so they charge more for them. It's still doesn't make sense why calls to East Africa are still higher than to USA.

On Jan 15, 2011 10:23 AM, "Rocky Mbithi" <rockymbithi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good speculation. I always wondered too.
>
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just came across this and it got me wondering why calling europe is so
>> expensive while the US, canada and india are cheaper than calling Airtel.
>> what is the rationale or economics behind this? is it demand and supply or
>> is it due to negotiations between the telco companies?
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