Sam reply to the post

[Ahmed Abumarzouq <ahmed@p-i-s.com>]

Since Sam bahour can't post directly to this mailing list he asked me to
post it for him, here we go
On 21 May 2001,, Ahmed Abumarzouq wrote:


> > Any other input from you
> guys.
>
> Ahmed (and all),
>
> This is good.  I think we are almost there and it great to see
> PALTEL finally
> understood the soundness of our strategy.  I do have a few
> comments:
>
> 1.  Spell check the document before sending.
>
> 2.  You should be clear that if ISP's are committing to not compete
> with 
> PALTEL's licensed services, then this defacto extends all services to a
> state of
> exclusivity to PALTEL, like fixed line to GSM!!!  Is that what we
> want?  (refer
> to PALTEL's reply #3 in your previous msg).
>
> 3.  It is a shame that ISP's are giving up the part of the struggle
> to have
> PALTEL/MOPT reverse the strategy of PALTEL providing ANY end-user
> Internet
> service.  I personally don't like settlement-type actions where we
> are forced to
> accept a status quo because it is there.
>
> 4.  I do not think it is fair to make PALTEL meet Israeli
> prices.  We are two
> different markets, two different stages of development, etc.  Let's
> talk about
> competitive prices in general.
>
> 5.  Where in the hell is the Ministry!?  PALTEL knows damn well
> that this 
> entire process means zero (signed or not) outside the scope of the
> MOPT.  It is
> PITA's role not to bypass the entity responsible for sector
> strategy.
>
> 6.  I'm still shocked at the silence of the majority of ISP's which
> have the
> most to gain from all of this 3+ yr effort.  I personally will start
> to market
> the ISP's that put their names and firms on the line for the better of
> their own
> business as well as the sector!
>
> That's my two cents (or .03254 ag;-)
>
> Salaam,
> Sam
>
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