[kictanet] Data as a utility bottlenecks

Ali Hussein ali at hussein.me.ke
Sun Jan 20 19:36:10 EAT 2013


Dennis

This is definitely a contentious issue which must be tackled judiciously by
both industry players and the government.

Infrastructure that goes towards actualising universal access must be
treated judiciously.

Regards

Ali Hussein
 On Jan 20, 2013 5:26 PM, "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is one of the areas that CCK or the regulator that replaces it should
> look at, I have heard Soliton Telemec complaining of the same here in
> Nairobi. Operators still view fibre as a strategic installation and use it
> to lock their competitors - Haile Selassie Avenue has cable from more than
> 6 operators running along it.
>
> The challenge, will however be the familiar one of implementation, in case
> a law is passed making commercial and rental properties vendor neutral. The
> best bet is for operators to partner with vendor neutral property owners to
> showcase their property as having more advantage by allowing tenants to
> pick from a variety of ISPs.
>
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