“Calls from Somaliland are the cheapest in Africa and fierce competition between the country’s carriers means calls from Somaliland are five to six times cheaper than other African countries. Mohamed Saed Duale, the founder of Dahabshiill has joined the fray and recently launched Somtel and joins Telesom, Telcom, Africa Online, Nationlink and Soltelco as the country’s sixth carrier.

The implications are clear. Somtel will use the 18-year money-wiring experience of its parent company to take on Selesom in the mobile money sector. The diaspora will continue to wire money home but the recipients will no longer need to go to a bank or visit the money-changers.” From Monty Munford, guest poster on TechCrunch.

Virtual phone lines can help current and potential friends, family, and customers who are or will be VIP … connect with the Virtual Phone Line owner. Buy the Virtual Phone Line. Have the VIP call the local number to reach the Virtual Phone Line owner! The call can ring on the Virtual Phone Line owner’s Skype, MSN IM, or Google Talk even. The virtual phone number owner is online and the VIP call from their cell phones. The “ringto” can be switched with most call forwarding services within seconds.

Whether the Virtual Phone Line user needs to wire money back home and stay in touch with family and friends … or providing consulting business with people in other countries, Virtual Phone Lines can make a difference in Somaliland and anywhere.

Bring the world closer together. Make sending money home easier. Improve your lives fast.

Meanwhile, telcos that are like Somtel are using wholesale DIDX to make all of the above happen.