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Secondly, the Minister states:-
“… In the latter case, the Ugandan operators would in conjunction with
Gemtel and/or other operators in Southern Sudan install facilities in
Southern Sudan such that traffic into and out of Southern Sudan is
routed through the Ugandan operator’s gateways …”
Here the Minister is offering a possibility of Uganda operators installing their facilities
in Southern Sudan.
Thirdly, and most importantly, the Minister states:-
“…All concerned parties agree that this is a TEMPORARY measure as
Southern Sudan awaits their country code from ITU …”
Here the Minister in capital letters states that; this is temporary measure.
It is
interesting that he does not use the term assignment which the parties to this dispute
have spent a lot of time submitting on. I feel fortified therefore in my reference to
arrangement as opposed to assignment as the true description of what happened.
Fourthly, as to the country code use, the Minister writes:-
“…Uganda Communications Commission advises that; for fixed lines, a
special area code different from the existing area codes shall be used
for Southern Sudan, while for the mobile subscribers a special group of
numbers derived from the existing operator code shall be used …”
Clearly, here the Minister is making the point that the digits used should contain
enough information to route the call to the desired termination point namely Gemtel
subscribers.
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