• Communications in Somalia

    From Trifle Menot@triflemenot@beewyz.com to alt.bbs.sysop on Tue Mar 2 21:37:13 2010

    OK since nobody wants to talk I'll just post some ibui

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_in_Somalia

    Somalia has some of the best telecommunications in Africa: a handful of companies are ready to wire home or office and provide crystal-clear
    service, including international long distance, for about $10 a month."
    This may seem rather unexpected in a country engaged in civil war; the
    public telecommunications system was destroyed or dismantled at the
    outset of the civil war by different factions. Abdullahi Mohammed
    Hussein of Telecom Somalia explained this by stating that "the
    government post and telecoms company used to have a monopoly but after
    the regime was toppled, we were free to set up our own business", The
    Economist cited the telephone industry in anarchic Somalia as "a vivid illustration of the way in which governments can often be more of a
    hindrance than a help."
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