Two days ago, SingTel chief executive Chua Sock Koong asked the regulators in Australia to give carriers like Optus the right to charge rivals WhatsApp and Skype for use of their networks or risk a major decline in network investment.

This was what she said at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona:

"The main problem we have as an industry is we have been unable to monetise this increased demand".. We must create sustainable revenue models." (Sydney Morning Herald)

This did not go down well on the local social media sphere as many SingTel subscribers lamented that they are already paying for a data as part of their subscription plan with SingTel.

In an attempt to clarify the statements made by its CEO, SingTel decided to share on FB that there was a misunderstanding.

Source: SingTel Facebook

From initial observations, the netizens were less than pleased with the cryptic post: 

Check out the valiant attempts by SingTel's FB administrator, Darryl:

The FB administrator attempted to calm the netizen with a smiley:

But it's a tough job pleasing the haters: 

And it looks like the starved SingTel FB admin is also giving up on SingTel:

Top photo from here.

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