Hi all, having found some time to go through this thread. I see that, yet, again Ashu ji is being attacked. I have not visited Sajha in about a year. But then, I come back here and I see that nothing has changed. At least the part where Ashu ji remains the same as he was before. Well, nothing against him or for that matter for him either. What I still ask myself are some management questions(behaviourally related). That is about it! Ani, coming back to VOIP. I for one used to be SME on this few years back. It is nice to see that Nepal Aama is getting ready to adopt it. Economy wise, it is a great idea. Quality and support wise, it might take some infrastrucure and specialized skill sets. Softswitches are not anybody's piece of cake. The Class 4/Tandem and/or Class 5 (Lucent 5Ess or Noretel DMS xxx series) switiching on POTS lines are preety easy task for NTC people based on old skills. Tara, moving onto dedicated SS7, with multi-layer digital applications would demand lots of Telecom know-hows. Do we have it? On politics on this subject. Telecome is a huge business. Mr Gyanendra (don't know how to spell this name correctly, LOL) and CO understand the stake. Tara is there someone who is thinking value wise? Like Ashu ji broached on this topic. Technology is supposed to bring in value to the mass, one that solves problems, one that saves time, one that makes life easier. Hai na ra? Imagine why we see skyscrapers in NYC. Just because elevators came into being in the early part of 1900s. The same way, why VOIP would come into being, just because Internet has matured so much over the years. Hai na ra again? Cost effective solutions is the way to go. Humans have always fancied to excel in whatever they do. VOIP is one facet of it. Offer Value first, ask for business part later. Is there a business leader in Nepal who can work on simple B-module as such. Uhi Rajeev, VA, Amrika