YN, thanks for your message.  I just called AT&T and all of us should do the
same.  The solution lies in our efforts.  Please, let's not leave the
calling to these carriers to a few people.  Happy holidays/New Year/Eid
Mubarak/Kwanza etc., to all.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Pope Pope <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Gambia Phones Working?
>Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:19:55 -0500
>
>G'Lers
>The phone lines in the Gambia are OK, the problem is that the major
>Telephone carriers in the US have limited the number of dedicated  circuits
>for the Gambia from the US. Gamtel has actually been getting a lot of
>complaints about this and have asked the US Telephone carries to increase
>the number of circuits for The Gambia but they are telling them that, since
>they are not getting any complaints from their customers in the US, they
>dont see the need to increase the number of circuits for the Gambia. Well,
>bottomline is, this problem will continue unless we complain to the various
>carriers in the US about the difficulty of getting through to the Gambia! I
>would encourage everyone to give their Telephone service providers a call,
>otherwise, the situation will only get worse.  Here are the customer
>service
>numbers for some of the major US telephone carriers. Thanks and happy
>holidays
>
>YN
>
>AT&T: 1-800-222-0300
>Verizon[Bell Atlantic+GTE]: 1-800-483-3737
>MCI-Worlcom: 1-800-444-3333
>Sprint: 1-888-723-8010
>
>
>
>>From: Ahmad Scattred <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Gambia Phones Working?
>>Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 03:11:55 -0500
>>
>>Gambia-l:
>>is there a problem with phone lines in The Gambia, or am I just unlucky?
>>I
>>have tried so many times over the past couple of days to contact my folks
>>in
>>Gunjur without success.
>>
>>Anyone list member residing in or around Gunjur?  Please let me know!
>>
>>Thanks.
>>Amadou Scattred Janneh
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