Within the context of the article: isnt' Acquiva a local telco? Wouldn't this also qualify as 'a local feud'?
Because we are relatively new on the VOIP scene, most new Zim providers are partnering foreign gateways and we should be asking who is benefitingWhen Econet wireless set out, we were not even on the GSM scene, and Econet partnered with more than a few foreign [equipment makers|financiers|engineers|advisors]. Did we need to ask who was benefiting then?
If we blindly continue on this self destructive path where we use imported services at any cost soon we will all have UK numbers, gmail accounts and Mastercards to pay the foreign providers.... who will need the local developer, telone, utande cloud etc when we can get better in US or UK.... My thoughts.... nothing serious
I don't think it's self destructive: why should we identify with these corporations? If the dinosaurs cannot compete (on a global stage), I say let them die, and let newer, nimbler companies arise from the ashes. Who says we can't have our own (not-Skype) data centers? These sluggards need a fire lit under them (by way of international competition)
The only thing I've learnt from our telco cartel is that gauging customers is fair game, after all, where are we going to run to? As you might have figured from my tone, I'm not proud of that at all.
The only reason VOIP is still 'new' is because of the ridiculous bureaucracy. What we need is measured deregulation of the telcoms space (akin to the one made in the urban transportation), that's unlikely to happen though, because of 'national security' reasons, which is a shame. The regulators clearly cannot keep up with the pace at which telecoms technology is progressing.