Pakistan - News and Discussion -7

[Naresh]

<b>That money’s sunk</b> <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->

The performance of PTCL during the current monsoon season has been dismal. Thousands of telephones are lying dead all over the country thus causing considerable inconvenience to subscribers who are having to rely on the more expensive cellular phones, if available. It is a good thing that the government has successfully privatised PTCL and a highly reputable operator (Etisalat) is now managing this gigantic company. However, the subscribers fail to understand why some bit of rain should affect the functioning of telephones as cables are meant to be completely waterproof.

<b>The answer perhaps is that during the last many years (pre-privatisation), PTCL purchased huge quantities of cheap and substandard Chinese equipment which is now failing. The Chinese used PTCL as a dumping ground and PTCL was attracted by lower prices and it did not take into account the consequential losses. Equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars will now have to be scrapped and the consumers will have to suffer the pains of the replacement phase. - ENGR. MOHAMMAD RIAZ, Lahore, August 9.</b> <!--emo&tupid--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pakee.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pakee.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Cheers <!--emo&:beer--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cheers.gif' /><!--endemo-->