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Government has final say on
competition
WE refer to the letter “Telikom lacks
competition” from Stephen Kapusa Kikala on Jan 3.
We would like to stress that we agree with the author’s views
about the benefits that competition can bring.
However, the author seems to have confused the roles of the PNG
Radiocommunications and Telecommunications Technical Authority (Pangtel)
and the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC).
Since 2002, Pangtel has only been the technical regulator and ICCC
the licensing authority responsible, among other things, for
competition as its name implies.
Although independent, the ICCC is, however, bound by legislation
and must comply with Government policy.
The issue of competition is therefore the responsibility of the
Government whose prerogative is to strike a balance between the
benefits of competition and its impact on Telikom as a strategic
national interest. -Charles S. Punaha Director-General, Pangtel
Yawari fails to deliver
EVEN though Hami Yawari’s provincial
government budgeted K190 million for Southern Highlands every
year, there has been very little development but lots of
corruption and mismanagement.
In truth, Yawari never had any development plan for the province.
He is all talk unlike William Powi who can bring about development
and can teach Yawari some management skills.
-Jun Jumana, Melbourne, Australia
FM100 too traditional
FM100 needs a culture change or new
management as some of its programmes are too traditional which is
the cause for its poor performance.
Either Telikom, as the parent company, overhaul the station or
sell it. -John Robert, Port Moresby
Telikom has no respect
TELIKOM’S attempt to block Digicel
and Dawamiba shows a lack of respect for the laws of the land and
most importantly, the customers who deserve better services at
reasonable rates. Mobile services in PNG are very bad. They are
particularly bad towards the weekends. Customers should not
believe all the claims made in the media. Nobody cares about the
statistics – we only want the best service possible. If Telikom
cannot provide that, it should throw in the towel and admit
defeat. The authorities should allow fair play. Over the last six
months, there have been enough negative comments against Telikom,
its chief executive officer, IPBC, Pangtel and others. The Telikom
board, to my reading, does not have the authority to sack the CEO.
– Angry Customer, Via email
Prove us wrong, Bart
GENERALLY, Morobean politicians have
never worked together as a team and Bart Philemon will have to
prove to us that this has and will change. For a start, he should
stop criticising the National Alliance (NA) and its leaders
especially since he was also part of the Government until he was
relieved. He should not act like a divorced woman who gossips and
grumbles to gain sympathy and support. Stop the
NA-bashing tactic. NA has far more better cohesion than the New
Generation Party and it still has a lot more to offer to the
country. – Willie Ako, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pray for honest leaders
MANY Papua New Guineans have been
sharing their views on the coming general election, the choice of
MPs and prime minister. I say we should let God choose by praying
for good leaders to be elected to lead us through troubled waters.
Only with God’s intervention will leaders who are honest emerge
from our troubled times. PNG is like a family unit: if the father
or mother goes astray, the family will not function properly. –
Tom Nick Fane, Malang City, Indonesia
Put your hands up, ladies
I THINK we have more than enough
God-fearing and honest, highly-educated and successful women who
can take on leadership roles to help govern this great nation of
ours. A woman leader will always be respected because women are
generally compassionate, caring and committed. I salute those
courageous mothers and sisters who are giving their male
counterparts a run for their money. I appeal to them and others to
seriously consider contesting in the coming general election as
they can make a big difference. – William Pepe, Mt Hagen
Don’t sell out
OUR vote is very powerful as it will
determine the future of our young nation and one vote can
determine whether we will have a good or bad leader. Papua New
Guineans must not treat their vote like a commodity which they can
trade for money or favour. It is not for us to buy or sell. We
must cast our vote in the best interest of the country. We must
realise that people who are prepared to pay for our votes will not
be able to serve us and the country well as they will be more
interested in recouping the money that they have spent buying
votes. – Solo tako Sua, Port Moresby
Mann has done well
I AM concerned over talk that Health
Secretary Dr Nicholas Mann will be replaced as he has been one of
the best we have had since independence. Both he and the Church
Medical Council have built a very good working relationship which
has helped the latter to provide efficient health services. We are
also concerned that the post will go to another Sepik as several
Government departments and statutory bodies are already headed by
Sepiks. – Pii PoroKo, Mt Hagen
Harassment claims untrue
AS the officer in charge of the PNG
Power Ltd office in Ialibu, I would like to state that the claims
by the relatives of a former staff that she was sexually harassed
are not true. She was liked by her former colleagues and was
treated fairly but was dismissed on Dec 9 for disciplinary
reasons. It was improper and unfair for her relatives to accuse
us, through the media, of sexually harassing and abusing her. I
welcome them to see me in my office or to call me. – P. Soerpio,
Ialibu
 
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