RE: Africa spends US$400 million on internal traffic

["Mark Tinka" <mtinka at africaonline.co.ug>]

This must be classic VoIP.

For instance, in many African countries, and several other countries around
the world, VoIP is helping telcos save millions, while making millions. The
unsuspecting legacy SOHO/home user dials Kenya from the UK, or dials the USA
from Mozambique, and is charged those traditional and prohibitive call
rates. Meanwhile, the local telco is using IP to to save satellite
circuit-switched costs, but doesn't pass that cost on to their clientele.

Has been happenning for a long time, may even go on for longer.

Regards,

Mark Tinka - CCNA
Network Engineer
Africa Online Uganda
5th Floor, Commercial Plaza
7 Kampala Rd,
Tel:   +256-41-258143
Fax:   +256-41-258144
E-mail: mtinka at africaonline.co.ug
Web:     www.africaonline.co.ug
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-afnog at afnog.org [mailto:owner-afnog at afnog.org] On Behalf Of
Brian Candler
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:18 PM
To: Brian Longwe
Cc: ALAIN PATRICK AINA; afnog at afnog.org
Subject: Re: Africa spends US$400 million on internal traffic


On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 03:26:36AM -0700, Brian Longwe wrote:
> Kenya Tariffs:
> 
> Africa - COMESA US$ 1.20
> Rest of Africa, Europe, North America, India
> Austrialia & UAE US$ 1.46

But from the UK I can call Kenya just by dialling a premium-rate UK number
- no registration or contract - for 25p (~40c) per minute. e.g.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/services/simplydial/

So where does the extra money go?

B.

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