[kictanet] Orange/Telkom slash internet costs by 40pc - how do rural folk stand to benefit?

Tue Feb 17 14:45:24 EAT 2009

One concern I have is how all this is playing out in the
rural/marginalised areas. Does Telkom have in their service provision a
requirement to ensure Quality of Service in places other than Nairobi
and Mombasa? Price wars are good news for us in town and I guess the
arrival of the sub-marine fibre will make it even more interesting. But
how do the rural population stand to benefit?

On a related issue, I am doing a preliminary research on behalf of DFID
on the potential impact of the arrival of the sub-marine fibre on
development and would welcome some ideas from the group. It seems to me
that many are eagerly awaiting the cable (even calling it a revolution)
but there doesn't seem to be much to suggest that the country really
stands to gain immensely save for having a larger presence on
Facebook:-)

Victor (DFID)

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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:40:02 +0300
From: Judy Okite <judyokite at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Orange/Telkom slash internet costs by 40pc
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As we celebrate this,WE as consumers need to tread very carefully, lets
not forget that cheap can be very expensive....with Telkom's...per
minute billing...their speed...is 126Kbps....how much will it cost you
to download 100MB?

Lets watch the games unfold :-), and be wise.

Kind Regards,

On 2/13/09, John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am indeed watching the Orange space with their new internet tariff 
> offerings. Whereas Safcom&Zain are charging per downloaded MB 
> (data-centric charges), Orange_TKL throws in a totally new dimension 
> i.e. non-data based tariff which time-based. That is per minute 
> billing irrespective of your data volumes.
>
> I think things are going to start heating up even before the fiber 
> lands...reminds me of the original mobile tariff battles that were 
> between the 'per minute' visa viz 'per second' billing models.
>
> I can only say - let the games begin and may the best team win.
>
> walu.
>
>
> --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Orange/Telkom slash internet costs by 
>> 40pc
>> To: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
>> Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 10:50 AM A thank you to 
>> Orange/Telkom for solving three problems, while making money:-
>>
>> 1) lowering communications costs for consumers( ICT Consumer 
>> Association of Kenya opposes all tariffs increases, welcomes all
>> reductions)
>>
>> 2) addressing longstanding "office-hours-only"
>> internet problem
>> (attached Kenya Internet Exchange Point "graph 3"
>> proves it).
>>
>> 3) Universal Access-all of Kenya's internet is/has been 80 per cent 
>> only used in "affluent" Nairobi (CCK Internet Market Study)
>>
>> Alex
>> ------excerpt--
>> [Daily Nation]
>> Orange slashes its internet access fees EVANS NYABIAGE February 12 
>> 2009
>>
>> It will now be cheaper to use the internet after Telkom Kenya slashed

>> its access fees through the Orange network by 40 per cent.
>>
>> The new rates mean that one can browse for Sh1 per minute.
>>
>> "With equipment cost of Sh3,500 for the plug-and-play modem and 
>> browsing charges for Sh1 per minute during off peak hours (7pm-7am), 
>> universally affordable internet access for Kenyans in rural and urban

>> areas is now a reality," said Telkom Kenya head of marketing and 
>> strategy Jean-Michel Chanut.
>>
>> The revamped internet service is a pay-as-you-go one that comes with 
>> a modem, a data-enabled RUIM card (Removable User Identity Module), 
>> Sh50 bonus airtime on activation and a step-by-step set-up guide.
>>
>> Subscribers will be able to top-up upon purchase of Telkom prepaid 
>> and VoIP top up cards.
>>
>> A government move in the 2008/2009 budget to scrap import tax on 
>> telecom equipment such as mobile phones and those required for 
>> putting up base stations, has resulted in cut-throat competition in 
>> the industry.
>>
>> <http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/529474/-/j2b57fz/-/>
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