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Facebook Group Reacts To LIME’s Announcement To Hike Landline Rate

From the Facebook Page of SURVIVING OUR HARSH ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: written in response to the recent announcement that LIME will be increasing rate on basic landline service from October 2011 Dear Mr. Alex W. McDonald: I would like to express my strong objection to LIME’s proposed land-line rate hike. Frankly speaking, I find it repulsive…

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From the Facebook Page of SURVIVING OUR HARSH ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: written in response to the recent announcement that LIME will be increasing rate on basic landline service from October 2011

Dear Mr. Alex W. McDonald:

I would like to express my strong objection to LIME’s proposed land-line rate hike. Frankly speaking, I find it repulsive and abominable, that your company has chosen to burden the general public of Barbados, at this time, with such an increase.

LIME’s ghastly action should be juxtaposed against the fact that a significant percentage of your patronage/ customers are currently having great challenges purchasing food and other basic necessities for his/ her family. You company’s action is unconscionable and clearly demonstrates that you are obviously devoid of a social conscience.

I am hereby calling on your company to immediately reverse its decision to implement your proposed land-line rate increase. Furthermore, I do think that you and LIME needs to sincerely and unequivocally apologize to the Barbadian public for the stress that you have caused them to experience, since you and LIME announced your proposed rate increase.

Sincerely,
C. Malcolm Grant
Face Book Group
SURVIVING OUR HARSH ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

56 responses to “Facebook Group Reacts To LIME’s Announcement To Hike Landline Rate”

  1. Cross-network charges sign of mobile monopoly Avatar
    Cross-network charges sign of mobile monopoly

    http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110909/letters/letters2.html

  2. anthony Avatar
    anthony

    Another question: Is TeleBarbados still owned or part owned by the BL&P parent?

    No it not. Leucadia National Corporation owns 100% now. Note 6 2010 light and power holding annual report

    LPH Telecom’s investment included a 25% interest in Caribbean Fiber Holdings LP (CFH), a Delaware Limited partnership in the U.S.A. at a cost of Bds$21.6 million.  At December 31, 2009, LPH Telecom’s share of accumulated post-acquisition losses in CFH was Bds$1.3 million.  In July, 2010 LPH Telecom entered into an agreement to restructure the partnership.  Under the terms of the restructuring, LPH Telecom was paid a special distribution for the original cost of Bds$21.6 million in exchange for its 25% economic interest in the partnership.  As a result, LPH Telecom was left with a sharing ratio of 0% in the partnership and ceased to have any rights to future distributions or any obligations to  make  any  further  capital  contributions  to  the  partnership.    As  such  this  was  accounted  for  as  a  disposal  of  the investment resulting in a gain on sale of Bds$9.9 million.  Bds$2.5 million represents the share of loss as at date of sale.

  3. David Avatar
    David

    Here is some info taken from elsewhere, Telebarbados prices don’t seem all that competitive.

    I called TeleBarbados today and they sent me their rates via email.
    Installation – $287.50
    Residential Broandband Packages
    Up to 2Mb $169.00 – Broadband service only
    Up to 5Mb $299.00 – Bundled with phone service. Unlimited calls to US & Canada
    Unlimited calls to UK (fixed lines only)
    Up to 10Mb $399.00 – Bundled with phone service. Unlimited calls to US & Canada
    Unlimited calls to UK (fixed lines only)
    Residential Voice Package
    Voice Basic – $49.00 – 1 Voice line, Free local minutes, Caller ID, Call Waiting &
    Voice Mail
    Voice 500 – $99.00 – 1 Voice line, Free local minutes, up to 500 long distance
    minutes to Canada, Uk and USA,Caller ID, Call Waiting &
    Voice Mail
    Voice 1000 – $99.00 – 2 Voice Lines, Free local minutes, up to 1000 long distance
    minutes to Canada, Uk and USA, Caller ID, Call Waiting &
    Voice Mail & 3 way calling

  4. Nia Avatar
    Nia

    I am at my wit’s end with this company, they are beyond disgusting. For weeks now my landline has been out of service – repeated calls to their customer contact unit. They keep saying they will send someone in five days to fix it and NOTHING. The phone stopped working when there was the last bout of rainy/stormy weather.
    I don’t know anyone here locally to complain to. The customer contact centre is an overseas territorty.
    I have no words to describe this company right now…..

  5. Christopher Halsall Avatar
    Christopher Halsall

    @Nia: “I am at my wit’s end with this company, they are beyond disgusting.

    Sigh…

    Have you raised this with the Barbados “Fair” Trading Commission (FTC)?

    C&W (DBA) LIME are regulated.

    Believe it or not, complaining to the FTC officially does actually work.

  6. Ian Bourne Avatar
    Ian Bourne

    http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/bail-for-couple/

    A medical practitioner and his wife were each granted bail when they appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of over $1/2 million.

    Dr Charles Malcolm Alexander Grant 50, and Carole-Anne Grant , 52, of Eagle’s Nest, Dairy Meadows, St James, appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on 18 counts of theft of sums totalling over $562 725 from the Sandy Crest Medical Centre, Holetown, St James.

    The offences are alleged to have occurred between November 2008 and January 2010 while Grant was managing director of the St James clinic.

    Bail was posted at $250 000 each with a surety.

    After the hearing before Magistrate Graveney Bannister they left the court via a rear exit, away from news photographers waiting outside.

    The couple will return to court on January 3 and 4, 2013

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