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:

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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? _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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on their site they say its 3 bob. Check the link I posted. Also assumed that the farther away/ the more the machines between the caller and callee the more expensive it becomes . . Apparently not. On 1/15/11, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:

From my experience, I think safcom charge higher than 3 bob to USA mobile phones, probably about 12 bob. Why it i not on the list I do not know

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