Not so much asks as orders…The reuters article said it affects several hundred thousand users but when I went to Vodafone to register my line so that I could send text messages, the employee told me there were more than 4 million lines (and that could be Vodafone alone, though I didn’t ask for specification). When I slyly said, why does politics have to interfere in everything, he replied It’s not our business, we’re just following orders…
Tarboush tip: 3arabawy (check out the cute picture in his post, which says “Down with King Mubarak the First”)
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This is happening in Jordan, too, I think.
Posted by Emily | May 10, 2008, 6:38 amIt’d be almost impossible to do this though.
How will they get information on PREVIOUS users or people who signed up before the rule was put into effect?
For example, I was on Fastlink in Jordan. Over a million people use Fastlink (or have in the past) and since it offers prepaid service, all you have to do is go to a store and buy a card. No name or info required.
Posted by ally | May 12, 2008, 11:27 pm