Maybe the Super Ongea when at its lowest is when people will use the 5/ - voucher ....You know like Sunday morning, when half the country is still asleep. Lol James Muendo Leerick Office & Tech Supplies P.O Box 28016 - 00200 Nairobi,Kenya. Phone: + 254 725 567 508 gtalk: timrick Skype: tim.rick rickdeesadvantage.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Grace Bomu Sent: 22 November 2009 09:12 To: Skunkworks Forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] SMS Interconnect Fees I wonder what considerations go into making a sh. 5 voucher when the lowest tariff is sh.8? Encouraging consumerism even when the consumer cant afford? On 11/21/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:06 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I didn't know it cost Safaricom so much to terminate SMSes on their network. Poor MJ ;) http://manypossibilities.net/2009/11/sms-interconnect-fees/
Instead of lowering tariffs they launch consumer "low cost" confusing Sh5 voucher..
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/Safaricom-unveils-Sh5-vouc her-3406.html
For a long time the regulator had left consumers at the mercy of private monopoly-oligopoly "Market Forces"- a fallacy in situations of market failures.
But fortunately, now there is a tunnel at the end such 'lights' :-) see - The Kenya Communications (Tariff) Regulations, 2009 - Revised Draft
http://www.cck.go.ke/UserFiles/File/Tariff%20regulations%20draft-post%20info rmal%20meetings(1).pdf
regards,
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