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- From: Stan Mullen <smullen AT pathfind.org>
- To: 'Global Reproductive Health IT Support list' <grhits AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:31:42 -0400
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Dear Bill, Yes, it was also good seeing you yesterday
albeit briefly. At present, we aren’t experiencing any problems moving
email to and from Ethiopia. But, I will definitely look into it next
week. Answering your question as to why would the government would want
to block ports, it is usually revenue based. About three years ago in our Kenya
facility, the government decided that it was losing significant revenue because
people were using voip rather than cell or land lines. Thus, they decided to
block voip ports and I believe also blocked port 1723 (pptp) which caused our
mail to stop. Only after one week and a lot of pressure in country, they opened
the ports back up. I will certainly let you know what I discover. Best, Stan _______________________ Stan Mullen Director, Technology
Services Pathfinder
International Nine Galen Street
Suite 217 Watertown, MA 02472 Voice (617)
924.7200.ex300 Fax (617)
924.3833 Email smullen AT pathfind.org Web www.pathfind.org From: grhits-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:grhits-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of William Lester Hi Stan, It was good
seeing you yesterday. Along with the
connectivity issue in Ethiopia, I'm assuming everyone is also experiencing the
blocked port issue? The Ethiopia telecom routinely blocks ports used by our
email system and several of our applications. I don't understand the rationale,
since we're using a dedicated leased line with our own router and firewall. Are others facing
the same problem? Stan, when you're in Ethiopia, can you verify if that's the
case. This will be extremely helpful to us. Regards, Bill
William A. Lester Dear All, I will be in Addis from Oct 20 - 27 and
will get a fresh read on this topic. Pathfinder currently operates a leased
line from Ethiopia Telecom. At this point, they are the only game in town but
they do offer different types of connections - shared vs. dedicated and
different levels of bandwidth depending on what your needs are. Actually, two
years ago we were using dial up through an ics box - but with only 800
simultaneous access points for the entire
country, we always got a busy signal. It was extremely
frustrating. Then we switched to a leased line (expensive ~ 1,000 USD/mth. for
dedicated service - 256K down / 128K up) but certainly worth it. I chose this
solution after meeting with the IT head at the Sheraton Addis hotel, getting
his perspective and exploring different options. We have also noticed degrading connectivity
as late (we believe during peak times when access levels are high). After I
return, I will update everyone. Thanks Stan ______________ Stan Mullen Director, Technology
Services Pathfinder
International Nine Galen Street
Suite 217 Watertown, MA 02472 Voice (617)
924.7200.ex300 Fax (617)
924.3833 Email smullen AT pathfind.org Web www.pathfind.org From: grhits-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:grhits-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Jojo Almario We have been using the state run ISP also for the very same
reason. Our newly installed Cheif of party, has complained about the
bandwidth recently stating that he had heard other organizations in the area
are using a faster connection. I dont know if this is true or not as he is an ex-pat and he is
used to to nothing less than T-1. BUt it did get me wondering if anyting
concerning the bandwidth in Ethiopia has changed. There are many resorces
we would like to implement within our Ethiopia office if only they had the
optimum internet connection. From: grhits-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of William Lester Mauricio, We're in Ethiopia, as are several other people on this list. As of
now, I know of no change in the local telecom laws - they specifically forbid
using connectivity from anyone but the state-run ISP. They require a license to
operate. In several countries, we are challenged with solutions used by
others that are illegal. Often the government turns their head and ignores the
infraction. But as funded organizations working as in-country guests, I think
we have an obligation to abide by local laws. I look forward to hearing from others on this issue. Has something
changed in Ethiopia? Bill Lester
William A. Lester
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[grhits] Ethiopia Internet options,
Mauricio Poodts, 10/10/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options, William Lester, 10/10/2006
- Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options, Jojo Almario, 10/10/2006
- Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options, Stan Mullen, 10/11/2006
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Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options,
William Lester, 10/11/2006
- Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options, Mauricio Poodts, 10/11/2006
- Re: [grhits] Ethiopia Internet options, Stan Mullen, 10/11/2006
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