[kictanet] Orange TKL - Request for assistance

[Odhiambo Washington]

Hi Francis,


Thanks for this input.

I am going to pass this to Access Kenya just in case this merry-go-round
continues.


On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Washington
> This is an issue of infrastructure sharing and co-location and most
> regulators in Africa (and perhaps around the world) that are cognizant
> of various issues like the environment, scarce natural resources
> (hills) and also sympathetic to operators needs to manage capital
> costs/wastage/duplication, are actively encouraging operators to share
> non core infrastructure like towers/masts/fibre/etc
>
> I stumbled across a document on the CCK site that reads, in part:
>
> "4.5.3 Each Operator shall, upon receipt of a request to collocate,
> avail its terms for site sharing or colocation. The process of
> requesting for site sharing or co-location shall be as set out in
> Annex III.
> 4.5.4 An Operator who declines a request to site share or co-locate
> shall be obliged to give its reasons to
> justify such refusal to site share or co-locate in writing to the
> requesting Operator.
> 4.5.4.1 any request for collocation/site-sharing that is declined,
> whether justifiable or not, shall
> be reported to the Administrator of this Code by the requesting
> licensee, including the
> reasons advanced for the denial"
>
> The document is entitled "CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE  DEPLOYMENT OF
> COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IN KENYA" - it is not dated.
>
> So I gather its AK that should implore CCK to intervene.   While they
> are right in keeping you in the loop as to why there is a bottle neck,
> its their job to pursue that.
>
> Here is the full
> document....
> http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Codes_of_Practice_Infrustructure.pdf
>
> One question - if TKL are the ones with a tower/mast - why not deal
> directly with them?
>
> Rgds
>
> F
>
> On 16 September 2012 10:04, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello listers,
> >
> > Does someone here know someone who knows someone at Orange TKL who can
> help
> > me out?
> >
> > I am waiting for connectivity to some remote place in the wilderness of
> > Nanyuki for 1 month now. The cause? Access Kenya Projects Team is waiting
> > for clearance from to access an Orange Kenya mast in Nanyuki - which is
> > where my radios need to be mounted.
> >
> > My understanding is that Access Kenya is leasing mast space from Orange
> > Kenya's facility in Nanyuki town. However, waiting for 1 month to get
> > approval to access the mast doesn't sound quite right, but that is what
> I am
> > told it is.
> >
> > Seriously, I believe the sharing of the mast is a commercial venture
> between
> > the two providers. There must be a way to shorten the bureaucratic tape
> at
> > Orange Kenya. I am waiting for service and I so hope someone knows
> someone,
> > honestly.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> > Nairobi,KE
> > +254733744121/+254722743223
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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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