[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE

Fri Jan 21 14:59:34 EAT 2011

Safcom has been good with T&C penned on their adverts. Airtel came and
did away with those T&Cs leaving the public to enjoy their services.

I'm sure the said GSM provider (as per the CCK press release) want the
words 'this is a promotion and has terms and conditions so you
subscribe it AYR'

Nonsense.....

What prevent the other telcos (mobicos) from doing the same? Maybe an
offer like this: Reload 20 bob and get free on-net calls for a week,
would do better.

Just what if they said it is not a promotion anymore? Will the
complainant (the unnamed GSM) close the shop?

I'm finding it rather selfish when the constitution is pegged to
Airtel's lowering of on-net calls, and what business do Safaricom and
Orange have to fear when this is the case, yet this does not affect
them directly?

On 21/01/2011, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> @./Ok3ch
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> Nothing really wrong with what Airtel did/is doing - dropping prices.  Only
> they seem to have conviniently forgotten to alert users that the rates are
> temporary.
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> I have not read the CCK regulations on promotions, but one does need to be a
> lawyer  to see that this can make a very good case for a supplier being
> "economical with the truth" in his relation with the customers.
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> walu.
> NB:  apologies for my being so biased, but I partly own Safcom and my last
> dividend was a whooping 450KSH (yes four hundred and fifty kenya
> shillings!). I just hope it will be more next year ;-)
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> --- On Fri, 1/21/11, Okechukwu <okechukwu at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Okechukwu <okechukwu at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S
> PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE
> To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:57 PM
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> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> haha!
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> "feelanga free" was not permanent after all; there's always a catch when
> running below operational cost. The catch here was simply grab customers
> from rivals and 3mths down the road remind them of the small print "that
> this was a promotion"...
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> And what in God's name is wrong with that? If the so-called aggrieved party
> can also have their promotion, what stops them. Its high time the
> 'Government' is not used by certain corporates to try and stifle
> competition. The bottomline is we want lower rates, and much lower than they
> are right now, and if going lower kicks you out of business, then don't go
> lower, and let us the consumer kick you out of business.
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> ./Ok3ch
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> walu.
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> --- On Fri, 1/21/11, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S
> PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE
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> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 11:01 AM
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>  2011 at 10:25 AM, Larry Madowo <lmadowo at ke.nationmedia.com> wrote:
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> This might interest some of you
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> From: Alwala, Rachel
> Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:23 PM
> Subject: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE
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>     PRESS
>     RELEASE
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> 20th January 2011
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> STATEMENT FROM CCK ON AIRTEL’S
> PROMOTIONAL TARIFF – FEELANGA FREE
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> The Communications Commission of Kenya
> issued an Interconnection Determination for termination rates of both voice
> and
> Short Message Services (SMS), on 16th July 2010 and 1st January
> 2011, respectively, following the telecommunication network cost study
> undertaken by Analysys Mason on behalf of the Commission.
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> The Commission expected that the
> reduction of Interconnection termination rates would influence reduction in
> retail tariffs and consequently generate more competition in the market.
> Subsequently there has been considerable reduction of retail tariffs both
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> voice services and SMS, which has resulted in a significant increase in
> minutes
> of use on the GSM networks in the country.  This is an indication of
> positive market response to the changes in prices.
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> Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, recently
> launched an offer in the market under the name, feelanga free, costing
> the on-net calls at a retail price of Ksh. 1 per minute from 6am to 6pm.
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> on the information availed at the launch, the public has perceived it as a
> permanent tariff.  Further, the Commission has received a complaint filed
> by one of the GSM Network operators that it is not clear whether feelanga
> free is a promotion or permanent tariff. Upon enquiry by the Commission,
> Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has since clarified that feelanga free is
> a promotional tariff, w.e.f, 13th January 2011.  The Commission
> has further instructed Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, to comply with the
> promotional guidelines as provided in the Kenya Information and
> Communications
> (Tariff) Regulation, 2010.
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> The Commission also wishes to emphasize
> that network operators are free to adopt business models that suit them.
> Matters of cost structures and profitability are therefore left for the
> determination of individual operators.  The mandate of the Commission is
> purely guided by the Sector Legislation and Regulations in force.
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> Issued by:
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> Charles. J. K. Njoroge
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> Director General
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> Communications Commission of Kenya
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> PO Box 14448
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> Nairobi 00800
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> Tel:  4242000
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> Fax:  4451866
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> Email:  info at cck.go.ke
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> I wonder what the promotional guidelines say. I don't have time to read the
> documents that spells those. Anyone?
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> That sentence says it all though. If the business model
> suits Airtel, I wonder why anyone outside the Airtel conglomerate is
> complaining.
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> Isn't it the same "pilipili usioila..."?
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> I still feel the
>  PSs statements were biased towards a certain player, and the issue of
> the constitution was the smoke screen used!
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> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254733744121/+254722743223
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