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> Telkom Kenya Launches High Speed Internet
>> The Nation (Nairobi)
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>> September 15, 2005
>> Posted to the web September 14, 2005
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>> Nation Correspondent
>> Nairobi
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>> Telkom Kenya has launched a new high-speed digital service for the
>> internet.
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>> The broadband service carries voice and broadcast services through the
>> existing Telkom lines.
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>> It is based on the latest Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line technology.
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>> Launching it at Nairobi's Norfolk Hotel yesterday, Information and
>> Communication permanent secretary James Rege said it was among
>> measures to increase the State-owned firm's revenue.
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>> Telkom managing director Sammy Kirui said the new service would help
>> the firm to compete more effectively for customers in a liberalised
>> market. Telkom has partnered with two firms, Wananchi Online and
>> Interconnect Broadband, to sell the service.
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>> Broadband service countrywide
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>> To keep the tempo, it is continually modernising its network and
>> equipment to meet the challenge of providing the best services.
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>> This new service will be available countrywide, with an initial 6,000
>> connections in key exchanges, expected to grow to over 50,000 by 2006.
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>> The launch is seen as the first step in providing Kenyans with a truly
>> broadband service countrywide, especially in the rural areas, where
>> most people live.
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>> In another development, Mr Rege said the Information Communication
>> Technology policy might be out in two weeks. The final draft had
>> already been submitted to the Cabinet for approval.
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>> http://allafrica.com/stories/200509140700.html
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