Going private will improve Telikom

TELIKOM is run by a group  of old-timers past retirement age and it appears there are so many levels of managers, who are enjoying  huge pay cheques and company privileges at the expense of poor  taxpayers.
The service provided to the country is of no standard or is      simply very poor, yet I have to pay K300-plus income tax
every fortnight.
Even worse, the company reports an after-tax profit of   minus K20 million for 2011.
Why have so many levels of line managers when the out­-
put is so poor?
We, the citizens, are not happy with the way Telikom has performed in the last 20 years or so because it has failed to provide a reliable and viable telecommunication service.
I cannot even use my bemobile (a former Telikom franchise) for a call to Port Moresby from Tsak Valley because there is no Telikom network.
It would seem to me that my people are still in the dark
ages.
It is a miracle that Digicel entered the market and now I have the luxury of calling right from my village without even having to risk crossing many mountain terrains and fast flowing rivers to Wabag or Hagen.   
Unless the service is of good quality which may change my mind, Telikom has lost a customer.
Thus, we are in full support of        Sir Mekere Morauta pushing for the privatisation of Telikom.
It is the way to go.
Look at the former PNGBC, which was making nil profits year in year out but once it was privatised by the government of Sir Mekere, BSP is now making huge profits and has opened branches all over the country, giving access to the mass of the people especially in the rural settings.
A precedent has been set and
the results are there for all to see.
I am an advocate for change and dying for service.

Mangi PPS
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