[kictanet] Data as a utility bottlenecks

[Ali Hussein]

Robert

Good point. That's probably a whole section (or should be) in the National Broadband Strategy. 

Regards 

Ali Hussein
CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd

+254 773/713 601113

"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb

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On Jan 21, 2013, at 2:51 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I believe the issue is why have we refused to classify data services as a utility thereby resolving this issue once and for all.  It is scary that a developed economy/society like the US of A is unable to resolve this issue.
> 
> Have you ever heard of KPLC or CCN being denied access to a premises?  
> 
> Regards
>  
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
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> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
> Sent: Sunday, 20 January 2013, 19:36
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data as a utility bottlenecks
> 
> 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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