Money was exchanged under the table to get a good number or a loop . Since the telecom Services was monopolized, people have to put up with the poor quality of service. This clearly proves how the network growth was ignored although there was a high demand for it. Privatization will trim down the staff per 1000 telephones to a comparable figure with other developing countries. Excess staff above the requirement slows down the productivity and affects the Profit of the organization.
Automation is the solution to the problem.
Privatization will bring in valuable foreign investments and fully digitalise the network and go in for PSDN and ISDN, ATM to keep in pace with the latest Technology. We have the brains and skills, what we require is decipline and dedication. Only through privatization we can modernize the network and strengthen our Economic infrastructure which can attract more investors. It will also slow down the brain drain of talented technical youths as they could find job satisfaction in their own country. What we need is highly Technical and Administrative minded talents with experience to steer the privatization without any political interference.