YN, thanks for your message. I just called AT&T and all of us should do the same. The solution lies in our efforts. Please, let's not leave the calling to these carriers to a few people. Happy holidays/New Year/Eid Mubarak/Kwanza etc., to all. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: Pope Pope <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gambia Phones Working? >Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:19:55 -0500 > >G'Lers >The phone lines in the Gambia are OK, the problem is that the major >Telephone carriers in the US have limited the number of dedicated circuits >for the Gambia from the US. Gamtel has actually been getting a lot of >complaints about this and have asked the US Telephone carries to increase >the number of circuits for The Gambia but they are telling them that, since >they are not getting any complaints from their customers in the US, they >dont see the need to increase the number of circuits for the Gambia. Well, >bottomline is, this problem will continue unless we complain to the various >carriers in the US about the difficulty of getting through to the Gambia! I >would encourage everyone to give their Telephone service providers a call, >otherwise, the situation will only get worse. Here are the customer >service >numbers for some of the major US telephone carriers. Thanks and happy >holidays > >YN > >AT&T: 1-800-222-0300 >Verizon[Bell Atlantic+GTE]: 1-800-483-3737 >MCI-Worlcom: 1-800-444-3333 >Sprint: 1-888-723-8010 > > > >>From: Ahmad Scattred <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Gambia Phones Working? >>Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 03:11:55 -0500 >> >>Gambia-l: >>is there a problem with phone lines in The Gambia, or am I just unlucky? >>I >>have tried so many times over the past couple of days to contact my folks >>in >>Gunjur without success. >> >>Anyone list member residing in or around Gunjur? Please let me know! >> >>Thanks. >>Amadou Scattred Janneh >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >>Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >>You may also send subscription requests to >>[log in to unmask] >>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >>your >>full name and e-mail address. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------