[kictanet] Kenya IGF Mailing List discussions Day 1 of 10: Impact of Mobile Internet in Kenya

Sat Jul 2 11:58:32 EAT 2011

Thank you very Much Barrack for yet again moderating these sessions despite
your other many responsibilities.

Aki asked this question : - The first question that does come up is
electronic registration of .KE domains from a user view. Is this a system
that has been implemented into the core of KENIC so that any domain
registrars can use the facility or has the process been left to private
companies to create and offer, thus creating an un-competitive environment.
I believe such a core system should provide universal access to any kenyan
domain registrars and hope there is something in the pipeline and funds too,
if not already in place. Hope this is something we hear more about.

Attempted Answer: The registrars are now encouraged and should automate the
domain registration process and payment processing, so that end users can
register domains without human intervention. Registration of all .KE domains
will be done by registrars who are accredited by the KENIC registry who
manages the root server. This is the trend with the KENIC equivalent of
.COM, .NET, .NAME being VERISIGN. To register domains on the root servers
administered by VERISIGN, you must be a registrar accredited by ICANN. In
the same breadth, to register domain on the .KE namespace, you must go
through a registrar accredited by KENIC.

On 1 July 2011 18:13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the response Walu, you have brought in interesting dimensions,
> going by the KeNIC agm i think you might be able to purchase a domain
> through your mobile phone soon, a target of 50,000 domains has been set, i
> am waiting with bated breath to see how many will be acquired through the
> mobile platform, have a great weekend.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> @Barrack,
>>
>> Its quite a short notice but since u have an interesting menu of topics,
>> am tempted to shoot first and off-the-head.
>>
>> Qtn1: Role of mobile networks in provision of internet? promotion?+local
>> content? spectrum?
>> Answer1: enormous impact observed and documented by the regulator @
>> www.cck.go.ke, over 5million? Kenyan using mobile modems to connect...
>>
>> Answer2: we need promotion and encouragement  to bring internet to rural
>> areas. Kenya is NOT Nairobi and Nairobi is not Kenya (ref: my recent and
>> frustrating experience of trying to connect from Embu County, the HQ of
>> Eastern province). The policy and indeed the legislation provides for
>> Universal Service Fund (USF) to deal with this - but all the "big" shots
>> went mute when i asked this question - what is (not) happening with the USF?
>> (Dr. Ndemo, Eng Okundi et. al.- r u still on this list?)
>> .
>> Answer3: local content? I think we have done well with mobile content
>> (e.g. downloads of music tracks, ringtones, etc). but we are doing badly on
>> websites (was 17,000 dot.ke domains announced by Sammy B, Chair of
>> KENIC).  Looks good until u realize Egypt, SA deal with millions of
>> domains...with a higher % ratio of domain names of population sizes.
>>
>> Answer4: on spectrum, I have to put a disclaimer that am not an expert
>> here. Other than overhearing that the Military has for a long time refused
>> to release some frequency spectrum that is internationally considered for
>> public use (by ITU)...but probably with the new constitution, they have
>> probably released it otherwise we shall ask our friend Steve Mutoro to deal
>> with them in court ;-)
>>
>> i think ave ventilated enough for the week...and i leave the floor for
>> others.
>>
>> walu.
>> --- On *Fri, 7/1/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [kictanet] Kenya IGF Mailing List discussions Day 1 of 10: Impact
>> of Mobile Internet in Kenya
>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Friday, July 1, 2011, 1:07 PM
>>
>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> ·         What role has mobile networks played in providing Internet
>> access to Kenyan citizens and what needs to be put in place to promote
>> mobile Internet and enhance local content development?
>>
>> ·         What initiatives are needed to ensure that sufficient spectrum
>> is available for mobile networks to provide effective Internet access for
>> various services?
>>
>> The floor is open, on Monday, which is officially day 2, we will discuss
>> the role and impact of Mobile Payment platforms.
>>
>> --
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