[kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do commercial web portals andsitesfall into Content Service Provider category?
robert yawe
robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Sep 23 10:51:00 EAT 2009
Hi,
Thanks for the kick in the bat we keep putting road blocks in our way, sometimes to stop us from taking action.
We shall proceed and let CCK make an interpretation of the same.
See you online.
Regards
Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
--- On Wed, 23/9/09, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do commercial web portals andsitesfall into Content Service Provider category?
> To: "robert yawe" <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: "Kictanet Mail list" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, 23 September, 2009, 8:08 AM
> Hi y'all,
>
> My small contribution. It seems that many of you have not
> tracked the evolution of the licensing framework and market
> structure as CCK has undertaken over the past 10yrs.
>
> The seeming 'contentious' Content Service Providers
> license - does not apply to web sites - but more to business
> that make money by hosting/distributing content - perfect
> example, the former "PRSP" licensees i.e. Premium
> Rate Service Provider - these are the people who deal in
> premium rate calls and sms - also provide stuff like
> ringtone downloads, MMS images etc....
>
>
> Several years ago a foreign consultant commented about
> Kenyans' attitude towards laws and regulations, he said
> that we'd rather hold back from doing something until we
> are sure that it is within law and regulation rather than
> innovate, do it, and then let the laws and regulations catch
> up - as happens everywhere else in the world. So, let us
> shake off this 'regulo-phobia' - get out there,
> innovate and grow the economy, for sure, neither CCK nor the
> Ministry will stand in our way.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:53 AM,
> robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Sir,
>
>
>
> PLease visit the following sites that we currently have
> that have content which we have been offering free of charge
> for over 3 years and have just put in place a revenue model
> which we are now afraid of activitating due to the licensing
> issues covered in the media bill.
>
>
>
>
> www.mystocks.co.ke
>
> live.mystocks.co.ke
>
> live.mystocks.co.ke/tv.php
>
> www.propertykenya.com
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
>
>
> Robert Yawe
>
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>
> Kenya
>
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 22/9/09, bitange at jambo.co.ke
> <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > From: bitange at jambo.co.ke
> <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do
> commercial web portals andsitesfall into Content
> Service Provider category?
>
> > To: "robert yawe" <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>
> > Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke,
> "Kictanet Mail list" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>
> > Date: Tuesday, 22 September, 2009, 5:18 PM
>
> > Yawe,
>
> > To mr knowledege, nobody has ever asked the Government
> to
>
> > lower the fee.
>
> > The fee is not the problem. Make the content first
>
> > then I will fight for
>
> > you tooth and nail.
>
> >
>
> > Regards
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Ndemo.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > >
>
> > > From your response Mr. Ndemo we can assume that
> the
>
> > 100,000/- fee payable
>
> > > to "content services" will soon be
> waived or scraped
>
> > entirely as a means
>
> > > to clear the way for content generators?
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Robert Yawe
>
> > >
>
> > > KAY System Technologies Ltd
>
> > >
>
> > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>
> > >
>
> > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>
> > >
>
> > > Kenya
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
> > >
>
> > > --- On Mon, 21/9/09, bitange at jambo.co.ke
>
> > <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>
> > wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > > From: bitange at jambo.co.ke
>
> > <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>
> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do
>
> > commercial web portals
>
> > > andsitesfall into Content Service Provider
> category?
>
> > > To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>
> > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>
> > > Date: Monday, 21 September, 2009, 1:09 PM
>
> > >
>
> > > Solomon,
>
> > > Over regulation is bad. It curtails
> innovation. My
>
> > prayer is to have as
>
> > > many Kenyans online as possible. This can only
> be
>
> > achieved by developing
>
> > > relevant content. I want to know for example
> the
>
> > origin of the names
>
> > > Mwangi, Omolo, Ndemo etc. Only local people can
> do
>
> > this. Genealogical
>
> > > data will occupy us online more than anything.
> We
>
> > therefore need a local
>
> > > wikipedia.
>
> > >
>
> > > Once local corporations realize that five million
> of
>
> > us are online,
>
> > > digital adverts would follow. It is estimated
> that
>
> > more than 60 percent
>
> > > of adverts would be online. In other words it
> is up
>
> > to us to create
>
> > > content that will take most our people online.
>
> > >
>
> > > On pricing of Broadband, I will do anything
> within the
>
> > law to ensure it is
>
> > > affordable -- that is below 200 dollars a MB.
> Let us
>
> > allow competition to
>
> > > drive it down. Teams was ready for service on
> Sept.
>
> > 15 and I gues some
>
> > > operators are waiting to see who takes a plunge
> with
>
> > attractive offers.
>
> > > Whichever way someone will bolt out.
>
> > >
>
> > > Once again, let us not always put the law in
> front.
>
> > If you break it in
>
> > > the process of innovation, we all shall
> understand and
>
> > possibly make
>
> > > something. Let us emulate the Brits with their
>
> > Common Law. Use common
>
> > > sense, always have good intetions and embrace
> great
>
> > moral standards.
>
> > >
>
> > > Ndemo.
>
> > > Sent from my BlackBerry®
>
> > >
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
>
> > > From: Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
>
> > > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:09:00
>
> > > To: <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>
> > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
>
> > > <kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Do
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> > commercial web portals and
>
> > > sitesfall into Content Service Provider
>
> > category?
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