LTA and Singapore Technologies really need to say
something.
Coffee Shop Talk - 3 Words: It Still Sucks! Ezy Woes!
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From: MCMLXXXIV 20-May 09:56
To: I am The Man (sillyman73) 8 of 11
72972.8 in reply to 72972.7
>> EZY Link card which only cost $0.70 to produce, but the
fucking
Translink still got the cheek to say it is very expensive thus
$5/-
deposit have to be borne by user. Guess what ? they already
subsidies
us.. MY FOOT! <<
Cards are made by Sony, costs only $0.70 (probably less) but
some
genius ELITE papaya scholar set up a company (was it Green Dot)
so
they could sell the $0.70 cards to Transitlink for $5++.
Commuters
have been RIPPED OFF right from DAY 01.
Similarly LTA blew millions on their ONE MOTORING website that
won't
cost more than $100k to develope. Who's the vendor again? The
same
fucking green dot company!
Who's Responsible for EZY-Link FIASCO?
http://www.qb-link.com/QB_business/faq.html
which is a subsidiary of
http://www.gdis.com.sg/
But look at the ridiculously convoluted cross holdings (and hence
the
absolute lack of accountability & traceability):
"1. Who is QB? What does QB do?
QB Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Dot Payment
Services
(GDPS), member of Singapore Technologies, was established in
September 2002 to promote and extend the usage of the ez-link
card
beyond transit payment purposes in Singapore.
As the exclusive business partner of EZ-Link Pte Ltd, a wholly
owned
subsidiary of Land Transport Authority of Singapore, QB will
exploit
the convenience offered by the ez-link card to revolutionise
electronic payment in non transit payment arena in Singapore.
The
card uses contactless smart card (CSC) technology.
2. Is QB part of EZ-Link Pte Ltd or LTA?
QB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Dot Payment Services
(GDPS),
member of Singapore Technologies. GDPS has signed an
exclusive
agreement with EZ-Link Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LTA,
to
exploit the convenience offered by the ez-link card to
revolutionise
electronic payment in non transit payment arena in
Singapore."