[Kictanet] Day 8 of 10 : - Projected Impact of OFC on the Stakeholders

[John Walubengo]

Mucheru,

apparently the benefits occassioned by (whichever)
submarine  optical fiber will not be maximised due to
prevailing market structures.  Roland (2006) argues that
our current market(Regulatory) structures have not adopted
to the realities of a converged market and therefore
continue to constrain the potential benefits that OFC may
bring about. 

I have copied a snapshot of Roland's thinking below which I
feel is a must read for all of us...

~~~000~~~~ 
How can African governments get telecommunications moving
in the right direction?	
Roland H. Alden 

Telecommunications networks require capital investment,
customers who can support that investment, and a clear
regulatory environment that is not disruptive or
counterproductive. In Africa, all three inputs have been in
short supply....

The story continues @
http://www.ralden.com/C6/A%20Way%20Forward/default.aspx

walu.

--- Joseph Mucheru <mucheru at wananchi.com> wrote:

> As you may have noted, TKL are in the fore front in
> bringing this technology
> to the country and they will therefore not only benefit
> as investors, they
> will also significantly reduce the cost of their
> bandwidth. Today they have
> to pay satellite providers very high fees and therefore
> they also charge
> higher prices. It will be a win win for all concerned
> including the
> customer.
> 
> --
> Joseph Mucheru
> Executive Director
> mucheru at wananchi.com
> 
> Wananchi Online Ltd
> Voted ISP of the Year 2006
> Computer Society of Kenya Annual Awards
> 30th November 2006 ­ Panari Hotel, Nairobi
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> 
> > From: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: Kenya ICT Action Network - KICTANet
> <kictanet at kictanet.or.ke>
> > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:59:10 -0800 (PST)
> > To: <mucheru at wananchi.com>
> > Subject: [Kictanet] impact
> > 
> >   Wednesday evening news:
> >   the minister sounded committed when signing the
> survey by Tyco,
> >   he expressed the ministry's desire to reduce the cost
> of international
> > bandwith from the current $7,500 to the more
> competitive $200 charged by
> > India,
> >    
> >   i just hope that this venture will mean more
> outsourcing jobs for kenyans
> > and the same commitment in terms of regulation, for
> instance, the minister
> > talked about the connectivity of every village in
> India, if it happens, it
> > would tie well with the whole issue of universal access
> >    
> >   what will happen to Telkom, now that it will be
> easier and cheaper to send
> > data, voice and images via IP??
> >    
> >   R
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Rebecca Wanjiku,
> > journalist,
> > p.o box 33515, 
> > Nairobi.00600
> > Kenya.
> > 
> > Tel. 254 720 318 925
> > 
> > blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/
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