YUS, I am not saying that roaming agreements will/will not happen. Gamcel is less than a month old now and everything cannot happen in a day. Let wait and see what will happen next. Gai >From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: GSM in The Gambia >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:31:26 EDT > >In a message dated 6/1/01 11:57:47 AM US Mountain Standard Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > > > > Hi Alieu, > > The roaming facility does not come automatic with any GSM >system. > > It is a technical possibility but operators have to agree on both >technical > > and financial terms before it happens. Remember this is business and > > somebody has to be pay for the calls. > > > >Hi: >Alieu, the heavyweights (Nokia) like to play by the rules which seems to be >a >foreign concept for African governments. They would rather deal with our >former colonialist who seem to have taught as the art of underhanded >tactics >and kickbacks to get deals very well. > >Gai: The new GSM provider in The Gambia would be wise to sign roaming >agreements with other providers World Wide. if anything, they will benefit >greatly from it. In addition, an arrangement with an ISP like Quantum to >allow for internet connections over the new networks would also be quite >profitable for both. This, in lieu of all the NGO personnel and tourists >we >geth there. Finally, SMS (Short Messaging service) or in other words, two >way paging could possible be massive. Sending text information is much >cheaper than voice transmissions. In fact, in Europe SMS is si popular >that >over 1 Billion messages get sent monthly. All this is food for thought! >Except that I am divulging this info grudgingly because of all the >underhanded dealings which surrounded this deal. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------