How Mobile Operators Are Caught In the Middle In the Middle East and Africa 57
First time accepted submitter singinho writes "In times of political turmoil, operators are caught in the middle, between the wishes of the regime and the communications needs of the public. Orange exec Marc Rennard explains how he is forced to risk the lives of his employees." Companies operating with the blessing of any particular regime end up in some interesting predicaments; trying to keep communications open in a place like Mali (one of the places Rennard oversees) must make for some exciting work days for the guys in the field.
Re:There is no compulsion on Rennard... (Score:4, Insightful)
Whose laws?
When a country has multiple groups claiming to be the government which set do you follow?
What about when the government is obviously not legitimate?
Re:There is no compulsion on Rennard... (Score:4, Insightful)
I believe his employees should be free to make that choice. If he is not paying them enough to deal with the hazards I would think they would quit.
Now if he is misleading them in anyway, that is another issue.