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

Fri May 11 17:49:02 EAT 2007

Thanx Prof. Kashorda for the correction and elaboration on
the National Information Infrastructure (NII)...

Regarding the Correction, which clarified that the Report
Recommended Govt builds the Infrastructure as opposed to
the Regulator as I had erroneously indicated  - I think I
was influenced by a previously heated debate on this forum
on the thin line b/w Govt and Regulator...(Oops! that is
actually a topic requiring its own seperate deliberation)

Meanwhile, as we move into the weekend, feel free to make
additional remarks on any of the theme since on Monday next
week my job would simply inform members on the way
forward...

walu.

--- Meoli Kashorda <mkashorda at strathmore.edu> wrote:

> The recommendation does NOT state that the regulator
> should build the
> national fiber backbone. It is the government, DCNOs, and
> partners (see
> http://www.cck.go.ke/recommendations).  Report does not
> go into the
> details of how these will be achieved. However, the
> government plans to
> establish a Universal Service Fund defined in ICT Policy
> 2006 and draft
> KIC 2006 bill. The government has also recently created
> the ICT board
> (see relevant gazette notice). In addition, Mobile
> operators and DCNOs
> continue to build national telecommunications and
> Internet
> infrastructures. There are therefore many vehicles that
> could be used to
> create a national broadband backbone. 
> 
>  
> 
> Data shows that in the last five years, the national
> Internet
> infrastructure has been growing very slowly and largely
> in the Nairobi
> and Mombasa. Only the Mobile Internet might increase
> penetration if it
> follows mobile coverage. But there are only about 200,000
> mobile
> Internet customers out of the total 8 million mobile
> customers (2.5%). 
> 
>  
> 
> A National Information Infrastructure (NII) is really an
> ICT strategy
> that is aligned to the national strategic economic plans
> (see Singapore,
> Mauritius, China NII ). That is, NII aligns the national
> economic/development strategy with the national ICT
> strategy (not
> policy).  That is the only way to translate
> infrastructure to traffic
> and therefore revenue for the operators. 
> 
>  
> 
> By the way, have any of you ever wondered why so many of
> us prefer to
> send SMS messages at 5/- per 160 bytes while Mobile
> Internet is
> available at 10/- per Mbytes from the same provider? Does
> it mean
> affordability does not matter? 
> 
>  
> 
> Meoli
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From:
> kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu at kictanet.or.ke
>
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu at kictanet.or.ke]
> On
> Behalf Of Eric Osiakwan
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:45 PM
> To: Meoli Kashorda
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 7-9 -The Impact of The
> Recommendations-CCKInternet Rprt
> 
>  
> 
> 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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