The Business Artisan : telecom

Sense prevails

In an unusual display of cooperation the major cellphone manufacturers have reached agreement on a standard charger interface.

This is great news for customers; it means we can charge our mobiles without the need for brand or model specific devices.

A sensible and rare example of competitor co-operation. Let’s keep this momentum going!

Arriving home this evening, two letters on the mat, both from British Telecom (BT).

One, my bill for fixed line-rental the other, an invitation to leave my present fixed line provider and ‘join BT’ incredible!

Talk about right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing? Incredible maybe, wasteful certainly.

Rough Calculation: Letter, stamp, sales and marketing