<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post1092529868886904616..comments</id><updated>2010-08-30T21:52:07.282-07:00</updated><category term='Web technology'/><category term='Business'/><category term='Web Development'/><category term='Management Failure'/><category term='productivity'/><category term='Fundamental Attribution Error Employee Empowerment'/><category term='Offshore'/><category term='development'/><category term='Bubble'/><title type='text'>Comments on Ali's Vantage: Increase in calling rates to Pakistan</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/feeds/1092529868886904616/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html'/><author><name>Ali Syed</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12882178280989888574</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-6395434630873937866</id><published>2008-06-12T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T14:20:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/6395434630873937866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/6395434630873937866'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-1092529868886904616' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/posts/default/1092529868886904616' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.contentRemoved' value='true'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-822077860'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-7843199417868542447</id><published>2008-06-12T00:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T00:50:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>@yeh_cheezzz, agreed!&lt;br&gt;Its pretty basic economic...</title><content type='html'>@yeh_cheezzz, agreed!&lt;BR/&gt;Its pretty basic economics (they teach this in eco 101, if someone in PTA bothered to take one) ie:&lt;BR/&gt;For elastic demand, as the price (supply)rises, the demand decreases.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And in today's world, businesses are no longer the cash cows they once were. Everyones looking to save, including big businesses. By increasing the cost of calling, it will only act as a barrier for businesses to work with Pakistan and not increase the revenue of PTCL.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/7843199417868542447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/7843199417868542447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html?showComment=1213257000000#c7843199417868542447' title=''/><author><name>Ali Syed</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12882178280989888574</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-1092529868886904616' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/posts/default/1092529868886904616' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1740196662'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-5675257263273067984</id><published>2008-06-11T03:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T03:48:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I think they think people will call the same numbe...</title><content type='html'>I think they think people will call the same number of minutes to Pakistan as they used to but its not like that&lt;BR/&gt;I personally used to call for almost 4-5 hours a week and here i am i just called 45min in the last 20days GOSH i have to check my budget.&lt;BR/&gt;As far as i know all services throughout have increased the rate upto five time.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/5675257263273067984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/5675257263273067984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html?showComment=1213181280000#c5675257263273067984' title=''/><author><name>yeh_cheezzz</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-1092529868886904616' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/posts/default/1092529868886904616' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-532821697'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-2640010925554354188</id><published>2008-04-27T22:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-27T22:48:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>@ej -ISI was generally been part of the policy mak...</title><content type='html'>@ej -ISI was generally been part of the policy making team for pre-privatized PTCL, that I know of. But since privatization of PTCL (whose true amount was never revealed) I've put the conspiracy theories at rest :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/2640010925554354188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/2640010925554354188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html?showComment=1209361680000#c2640010925554354188' title=''/><author><name>Ali Syed</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12882178280989888574</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-1092529868886904616' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/posts/default/1092529868886904616' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1740196662'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-6776474929443058700</id><published>2008-04-26T22:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-26T22:17:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Perhaps PTA/PTCL is run by ISI or the likes of Ans...</title><content type='html'>Perhaps PTA/PTCL is run by ISI or the likes of Ansar Burney? you never know :P</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/6776474929443058700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/1092529868886904616/comments/default/6776474929443058700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html?showComment=1209273420000#c6776474929443058700' title=''/><author><name>ej</name><uri>http://ej.eomag.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.alisvantage.com/2008/04/increase-in-calling-rates-to-pakistan.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7726259.post-1092529868886904616' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7726259/posts/default/1092529868886904616' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1534473778'/></entry></feed>
