[Kictanet] Day 3 of 10: What are the existing Business Models for OFC provision?

[Bill Kagai]

Brian...
Signs of a good Cabaret Sauvignon over lunch today!!!

Anyway,
We are all converted capitalists hosting the World Social Forum..so I say..a
good model is the one that makes good money for all of us.


On 1/25/07, Brian Longwe <brian at pure-id.com> wrote:
>
> For once I get to make my comment on the day it is due (good job, Brian -
> keep it up) .......  {I heard that when you start talking to yourself you
> should get worried..... how about when you start sending email to yourself?}
>
> HAHAHAHA!
>
> Anyway on a more serious note, some years ago I had a v. interesting
> dialog on this issue of submarine infrastructure. The people I was talking
> to (don't remember exactly who)  {is loss of memory a sign of age, senility,
> insanity or all 3 together} hehehe.....
>
> ---as I was saying, the people I was talking to mentioned that the perfect
> model has existed for the longest time in the oil & gas pipelines in
> different parts of Europe. These cross multiple jurisdictions, are critical
> to the livelihoods and economies of all the stakeholders, support the
> existence and stability of a wide spectrum of sectors, and at the end of day
> provide something that an individual or family pays for.
>
> Taking all of the above into consideration - these projects are
> deliberately designed not to make a profit. (In fact it was hinted that some
> of them are designed to make a loss - pssst don't say anything to the banks
> - snicker, snicker, hee, hee)
>
> So at the end of the day you have a consortium<ouch> or group of parties
> that come together to form an SPV <yay> which then raises the funds required
> and builds the damn thing - so that all the various "downstream" parties can
> make their money, needless to say this helps the circulation of currency,
> etc, etc, etc...
>
> So, my take is that OpenAccess - SPV - build at cost - don't aim for
> profit - facilitate growth elsewhere is the way to go....
>
> I'll stop now because if I don't I may start writing some of the things I
> want to say to myself in a separate email ;-)
>
> Brian
>
>
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