[kictanet] Day 7-9 -The Impact of The Recommendations-CCK Internet Rprt

[John Walubengo]

Thanx Eric for your reactions -its pretty hard to keep
focus on the Internet study given the recent local &
international 
events...

But I urge members to be able to 'chew & walk' at the same
time given that we shall be closing this discussion
tomorrow and it would be sad to leave out important
interventions from most of you who haven't spoken...

Meanwhile, my take is that most of the recommendations look
fine on paper but may have problems during implementation. 
For example, enforcing SLAs (Service Level Agreements) b/w
ISPs & Consumers is easy to do but does CCK have the tools
to monitor if what is in the SLA is actually adhered to?
Monitoring quality of Internet provision is not the same as
monitoring Frequency Allocations & Use, I suspect it is a
lot more difficult...

Another point is that some of the recommendations are abit
scanty i.e. lack details e.g. 'Develop a National
Information Infrastructure' sounds good but is thin on what
this entails and how it would address the 'Dispersion'
problem (maybe details could be in another report?)

walu.






 
--- Eric Osiakwan <eric at afrispa.org> wrote:

> 1. Regulator building national fiber infrastructure is a
> VERY BAD  
> recommendation, am sorry. Regulator is Referre and MUST
> remain asuch.
> 3. Develop National Information Infrastructure, please
> watch this too.
> 
> Am surprised though that there is no recommendation for
> the regulator  
> to gain MORE AUTONOMY and INDEPENDENCE through laid out
> engagements  
> with the government and more oversight from the industry
> stakeholders.
> 
> Eric here
> 
> 
> On 9 May 2007, at 08:01, John Walubengo wrote:
> 
> > In trying to improve on the arising Internet
> Statistics,
> > the Report set out specific recommendations for the
> > Regulator(CCK) some of which are summarised by Category
> > below.
> >
> > 1.Network Infrastructure (CCK Action Points)
> > *Build National Fiber Infrastructure
> > *Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses)
> > *Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for
> > Operators
> > *Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on
> a
> > PPP basis
> >
> > 2. Affordability (CCK Action Points)
> > *Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet)
> Operators
> > *Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup &
> > Mobile Internet Services
> > *Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile
> Services
> >
> > 3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points)
> > *Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies
> > *Develop National Information Infrastructure
> > *Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy
> >
> > Again, Operators, Consumers, Govt, Regulator, Academia
> and
> > others Lets hear your views.  To what extend do you
> think
> > the above action points will improve on the status of
> > Infrastructure, Affordability and Dispersion?  More
> > importantly, why do you think some of the Action Points
> > will not fly (work)? And what specific changes would
> make
> > them work?
> >
> > We have upto Friday 11th May on this conclusive phase.
> Lets
> > think 'beyond' the box and plse don't hold back your
> ideas,
> > the more unconventional the better ;-).
> >
> > walu.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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