[kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint

Tue Feb 2 17:57:44 EAT 2010

Oh! ok. My bad.

I didnt doubt the KPLC engineers with respect to
running fiber - What I doubted was the Min of Energy ability to
navigate through "Open-Access Regulatory" challenges and the supposedly
the confusion thereof.

But if KPLC has a license from the
Regulator it then means (and i do surely hope), the regulator has tabs
on this issue and is aware of the (dominant) market impact, one
operator can have or leverage from an exclusive access to a public utility...

walu.
nb: come to think of it, why would KPLC want to limit the access, i thought the more the merrier (one of MMs popular quotes).

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data  footprint
To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 6:28 PM

Walu,

You sound unusually alarmist - comments follow:

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

Harry, MM et al,

Dont lose sight of what McTim was asking- he wondered if Kenya Power will be availing this dark-fiber to other players in the industry (open-access model). Knowing Safcom's (MJs?) track record (they fight hard, Microsoft Style), I wouldnt be suprised if they have nailed this deal with KPLC on an "exclusive" basis.  

Since the optical fiber KPLC has is limited, they must have a certain criteria for 'awarding' it to 3rd parties

What's worse, the regulator (CCK) can only watch from the sidelines because he would be told that what KPLC does is a matter of another ministry (of Energy) - who ofcourse have no clue on matters pertaining Data packets (their menu is electrical power not Internet).

KPLC actually has a 'special' license from CCK under which they are able to enter into arrangements such as the one with Safaricom. The reason I say it is special is because it has certain restrictions unique to KPLC - specifically that they shouldn't provide services to end users - only to other operators.

They might not have much clue as far as data packets are concerned, but they have the best fiber optic engineers in the country as they have been maintaining their own fiber network for donkey years. Much longer than anyone else in the industry.

My 3 cents,

Mblayo

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Harry Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org> wrote:

From: Harry Hare <harry at africanedevelopment.org>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint

To: jwalu at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 4:36 PM

Yes, possibly...I actually looking at it from the geographical spread, security of the fiber given the many incidents of vandalism we have witnessed over the recent past and possibly the cost that the like of Safaricom can access the fiber for. The last time I spoke to someone from KPLC he indicated that it costs them a third what other digger pays to lay their fiber. Just a hunch, I know this is your forte!

Cheers

Harry

On 2/2/10 3:27 PM, "muriuki mureithi" <mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote:

Harry 

Unless I didn’t get your message clearly , kplc providers a dark fibre

Cheers 

MM

From: Harry Hare [mailto:harry at africanedevelopment.org] 

Sent: 02 February 2010 15:18

To: mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke

Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions

Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint

MM,

At the data operator level, they seem like a game changer to me.

Kindest Regards

Harry

On 2/2/10 3:12 PM, "muriuki mureithi" <mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote:

Hi Harry 

Kplc is not a game changer but offered extra fibre capacity to the telecom operators in line with national ICT policy .  Safaricom is one of those interested to use the fibre 

Note that kplc is not entering the telecom consumer market 

Cheers 

MM

From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Hare

Sent: 02 February 2010 14:41

To: mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke

Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions

Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint

This is a very interesting development, bringing to fore the potential that KPLC have as a game changer with its fiber.

http://tinyurl.com/ybbhsmn

Harry

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