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abubakar
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ambyz: come on! i'm tired of people saying its only been XX yrs so we shouldnt expect more. 5yrs is more than enough to get the ball rolling.
with regards to the private sector, they have done a woeful job also, but thats due to lack of govt regulation, absence of any consumer advocacy and the weakness of our judiciary. even banks which give the best service dont match up with any global standard |
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abubakar
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234hay: IBB has no good intentions. he had 8yrs and put us where we are now. he can only bury us deeper in the grave.
who on this thread recommended flurry?
angel: too bad about the book. was hoping to come to lag for the launching!
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ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
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Guys lets be realistic. The developed countries you talk about took years to develop the robust telecoms service they have today, & all this occured under the right conditions. Nigeria does not have the enabling infrastructure for industrial growth, yet in 5yrs our telecoms sector has become virile.
Remember guys, less than 5yrs ago we were buying Nitel cards & queueing to make calls at phone booths, while acquiring phone lines cost 150k minimum
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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Celtel has no excuse for running a "trial" for over one year. Though we all love them for it. I would love to see amby's TOTAL upload/download count. Boy! Imagine if he paid Celtel for it.
I think we also have to clarify what "working well" is. The networks are making a lot of money... so things are working well for them. We pay for the services with our blood... so things are NOT working for us. We don't have the same Promised Land! |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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So we've moved slightly away from my initial question on the availability of GPRS.
Now the question is how do you guys suppose all this nonsense gets remedied?
I think there's two ways...either government can pour all it's resources into building capital infrastructure or out-source this job to foreign company.
For a complex country like Nigeria I prefer that government play a stronger role in the econnomy but within a clear legal framework.
Also I dunno much about the management of the economy but government needs to set itself targets within time frames.
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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After 8 years, OBJ has failed to put any major telecoms infrastructure. They squandered the money from the GSM licenses. The latest 400 million USD will go the same way.
The fuel queues are back. We are importing 100% of our petrol/diesel. Power is down by 50% because they are maintaining some plants.
My boet, we are in trouble here o! When did U say u were planning to visit us again? 
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mamba
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
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On 2007-02-01 13:57:46, brix25 wrote:
I think there's two ways...either government can pour all it's resources into building capital infrastructure or out-source this job to foreign company.
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That's exactly what we need.. But from the way things happen in this country, 80% of the monies awarded for capital infrastructure is pocketed by some pot bellied old men that refuse to die after wrecking our country.
The major problem I believe is corruption. |
brix25
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@coola: I'd love to visit Naija and witness for myself the developments in your country...but first I need to get time off from work.
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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@brix, Two places you must visit: Ajegunle and the Niger Delta creeks. Thank God u are as black as us... or else those ND boys may make some cool millions on ur neck. U may even get some cool publicity when they release u and u visit OBJ in Aso Villa. Lucky u!
I am hoping to visit Bonny Island in Rivers State sometime this month or in March when I am free-er. I have two old-classmates there... one of whom is a Naval Officer, so I think I am in good hands.
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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If Adam and Eve were Chinese we would still be in paradise because they would have ignored the apple and eaten the snake. lol
Got this from a bud!
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brix25
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LOL @ coola...One place I'll certainly visit is Abuja and Onitsha(sp?) when I eventually get to Naija since I've got a lot of Igbo peeps in Cape Town.
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abubakar
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amby amby! in someareas that dont need massive infrastructure dev regulation is the tipping point btwn success and failure. comparing us with other developing countries with less resources, we are lagging. badly! for how many years has gsm services been in cameroun? MTN services are better and cheaper there.
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abubakar
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brix: everything needed for gprs or any other data is already on ground. the only thing needed is for the govt to regulate the services properly. MTN makes claims on mms and gprs services nationwide while in reality its sporadic at best. it has nothing to do with thier capabilities, just that there is no regulation.
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abubakar
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coola: isnt it a shame with the (disappearing) middle class in naija, things are so hard we cant cultivate a vacationing trend. at best we go to the village for the hols. its this inability that makes it hard to attract foreign tourists. we cant attract domestic!
btw if i was chinese i'd be offended by your last joke. any how, someone in china is making a joke about africans being cannibals! |
artwales
Joined: Jul 25, 2005
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Brix25: Onitsha! I can bet u'll have a lot of sorry tales to tell when u return |
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Posted: 2007-02-01 11:08
