How the mobile operators can be lean and not mean

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How to be lean and not mean

Whenever regulators or consumer groups protest about high prices in some parts of the telecommunications market, operators are quick to respond with justifications for these prices. They predict a woeful outcome or at best no benefit if some contributions to these prices, notably high mobile termination and roaming rates, are reduced by regulation.
 
If you look at the year-end profits these guys posts, then all their excuses does not make sense at all.

I am sorry, but I cannot see how they can suffer if they have such sky-high profits. If they are forced to reduce their tariffs, then they'll post a smaller year-end profit, but at least it will still be in the black, and not in the red.

If they really were in financial difficulties, then they would have posted poor or weak profits.

Sorry guys, your excuses does not make sense anymore.
 
What a load of rubbish these guys really think we are a bunch of monkeys
 
Are we monkies???

Prices go up - We pay immediatly (because we do not have a choice we say) Prices suppose to come down the suppliers have a million reasons ready as to why this and why that the prices must stay high (and how lucky we are to have the service) and we still pay immediatly........ Maybe we are a bunch of monkies?
 
bekdik said:
Telling a telecoms company how to be lean and mean is like telling twiggy to lose weight ...
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I disagree, Twiggy will loose weight easily,since she has no choice. She's like us consumers.

The Telecoms are like trying to get a fat person to loose weight. Its impossible if they want to stay fat.
 
The Indian model of mobile operators provides a striking example from which other operators can draw valuable lessons.
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However, our mobile operators are only going to use these valuable resources as research of how not to get into that situation and to stay in control and charge what they want.
It's the South African way at the present moment and it SUCKS for the consumer.
*grrr*
 
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