[kictanet] report, re-sent-CCK Internet Report-Online Deliberation

[John Walubengo]

Becky,

I hope Listers know that to open the report they need the
PDF (Acrobat) Reader installed on their machines as opposed
to using MS-Word.  PDF has become the defacto standard for
documents accross the Net.  However, incase you have not
downloaded your FREE copy of Acrobat Reader, below is a
text abstract of the Report.

walu.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Abstract Begins~~~~
The liberalisation of the Kenyan Internet Sector,
particularly at the Internet Gateway level has not had the
expected impact on the Kenyan Market.  Specifically, the
Internet indicators such as Affordability, Dispersion and
Usage have not changed as significantly as expected.  In
view of this, the Regulator, the Communication Commission
of Kenya (CCK), commissioned an Internet Study to establish
the status of the above indicators as well as their
corresponding reasons and limitations. The Regulator
published the results of the Study and this was taken up by
KICTANet for further (online) deliberation. 

The Key Discussion points were borrowed from the Consultant
Report and included but not limited to Network
Infrastructure: The indicator that established the
structure and quality of the International and National
(domestic) Internet backbone across the country,  
Internet Tariffs & Affordability: The indicator that
established the capacity of consumers to afford the
Internet Services and  Dispersion: The indicator that
established the geographic reach and sectoral absorption of
the Internet Service.  

In discussing the Internet Study Report, particular
emphasis was laid on raising awareness regarding the state
of the Internet industry in the country and understanding
the underlying reasons behind the current state.  In
addition, the recommendations given within the Internet
Study Report were presented and subjected to peer
evaluation in terms of practicability and /or ability to
resolve the particular issue addressed.

The discussions revealed that whereas the quality and
service on Internet within the country had been largely
blamed on ISPs, there was some elements of Regulatory
failure to police the Internet Market and ensure that the
key players Internet Gateway Operators (IGOs) and the
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operated within their
stipulated licensing terms and conditions. The Internet
Market was currently in a state of anarchy where IGOs were
retailing directly to consumers while ISPs where busy
building their own networks – thus duplicating if not
conflicting effort and failing to leverage on the economies
of scale in terms of Bandwidth aggregation.

Other notable insights included the role of Government in
facilitating the provision of both the Domestic and
International fiber backbone Infrastructure.  Whereas some
members felt that such interventions would present unfair
and hostile competition to the Private Sector, most
believed that the intervention was long overdue
particularly if implemented on an Open Access basis - thus
allowing for Private Sector participation. This was seen as
the solution to the dual problem of Accessibility
(Dispersion) and Affordability.  

~~~~Ends~~~~
--- Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com> wrote:

> i have re sent the report just incase it did not open
> first time
> regards
> becky
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