[kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's Digital Migration Ruling

Sat Dec 28 09:01:45 EAT 2013

Doing some unrelated research and came across this story here
http://www.jeffhead.com/usn21/p8.htm

Key point
"...*However, BAE withdrew from the competition in October 2002,
recognizing the political reality that its failure to locate and team with
a US-based production partner made the bid unrealistic. *

*..."*
Relevance, for those advocating that national interest does not matter in
*critical procurement* and backing for local firms, even a large
conglomerate as BAE with all the backing from Downling Street can't win a
large defense contract in the US against US firms.

Another interesting read here
http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2011/02/28/how-boeing-won-the-tanker-war/

Regards

On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Watila Alex <awatila at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>  finally accessed the task force report at www.cck.go.ke/about/downloads/
> *migration*_*digital*_tv.pdf
>
>
> the report made the flowing observations & recommendations on the digital
> signal distribution
>
>
>    - The signal distributors will provide services to broadcasters on an
>    equitable, reasonable, non-preferential and non-discriminatory basis.
>    - *note the distinction between broadcaster &** signal distributor*. *i
>    was unable to find any obligation placed on broadcasters to avail their
>    content to all the signal distributors. the three broadcasters could decide
>    to only provide their content to their signal distribution company.   *
>     - The functions of a signal distributor were previously carried out
>    by the broadcasters and a number of challenges come into focus since the
>    existing broadcasters have already made significant investments in
>    infrastructure. There has to be a mechanism to ensure that this investment
>    is not wasted.- *this has been the argument of the three broadcasters.*
>    - The high set-up costs will limit the number of signal distributors.
>    Furthermore, signal distribution services may not penetrate to areas that
>    are not commercially viable. - *limitation of signal distributors
>    seems to have been based on cost of set-up and not the spectrum. according
>    to the three broadcasters, they are able to upgrade their infrastructure to
>    distribute digital signals at a cost that is affordable to them*
>    - In order to reduce the cost of migration, the existing designated
>    transmitting analogue sites and infrastructure will be used for digital
>    transmission. - *this has been the argument of the three broadcasters.*
>    - Based on the government decision to licence KBC as a signal
>    distributor, KBC shall form an independent company to run the signal
>    distribution services in order to avoid conflict of interests or cross
>    subsidies. - *Signet? shouldn't it have been a locally owned company.
>    not sure how Chinese ownership came in*
>     - The current broadcasters will be allowed to form an independent
>    company to run the signal distribution services in order to utilize their
>    existing infrastructure. This company should be independent to avoid
>    conflict of interests or cross subsidies. This company will be given the
>    first preference to a signal distribution licence. *this seems not to
>    have happened as recommended. would have prevented the current acrimony*
>    - Existing broadcasters who own infrastructure will negotiate
>    commercial terms with the licensed signal distribution provider for
>    transfer of ownership of the infrastructure.* the three broadcasters
>    seem unwilling to pursue this as a means of recovering their "40 billion
>    kes" investment *
>    - A time limit be set after which broadcasters will not be allowed to
>    operate unlicensed signal distribution services - *seems the three
>    broadcasters have a grace period to distribute digitally*.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  On 12/27/2013 11:18 AM, Watila Alex wrote:
>
>   does anyone have a copy of the digital migration task force report that
> the media houses are referring to in today's appeal?
>
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> * From: * Watila Alex <awatila at yahoo.co.uk> <awatila at yahoo.co.uk>;
> * To: * Wambua, Christopher <Wambua at cck.go.ke> <Wambua at cck.go.ke>;
> * Cc: * Consumer and Public Affairs <CPA at cck.go.ke> <CPA at cck.go.ke>;
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> * Subject: * Re: [kictanet] 3 Media houses protest Majanja's Digital
> Migration Ruling
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> why was the number of signal distributors limited to two?
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