[kictanet] SPAM/OPT IN/OPT OUT MARKETING FROM THE TELCOS - DEATH BY SMS

Fri May 3 20:31:00 EAT 2013

Ali, Listers
In order to get a broader view of this matter I would suggest a look at  Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector.  Some work needs to be done in this area in our country in order to deal with the spam nuisance.

John Kariuki

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 From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
To: ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk 
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] SPAM/OPT IN/OPT OUT MARKETING FROM THE TELCOS - DEATH BY SMS

Mark

Unfortunately in this country all the networks are guilty of the same thing.

I'm curious what Bwana Mutoro or CCK has to say about this...

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

+254 713 601113

"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
Sent from my iPad

On May 3, 2013, at 6:13 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:

@Ali what I am saying is that as @warero said, the SIM is still the networks property and though it may be annoying to us, it is not exactly a 'wrong' thing they are doing. Vote with our wallets?
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>On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
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>So Mark..what you are saying is that it is ok to send us Spam? I will definitely read the fine print again.
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>>Ali Hussein
>>CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>>Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
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>>"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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>>On May 3, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Clearly very few of us read the fine print when e bought our SIM cards. Safaricom et.al. can do whatever they wish including sending you a message every morning reminding you to buy credit. This is neither illegal or within the jurisdiction of CCK. Please read the infamous terms and conditions. 
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>>>On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com> wrote:
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>>>Advertisements (as in newspapers, TV, etc.) provide the primary course of revenue for these businesses.
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>>>>Safaricom and other telcos need to demonstrate that they are offering services as below par prices and hence need to recoup/make a profit through ads.
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>>>>There is no justification for bombarding individuals with ads when they are not getting a cut in airtime rates.
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>>>>CCK should step in and advise accordingly.
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>>>>Regards.
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>>>>Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 13:16:13 +0300
>>>>From: William Warero <wwarero at gmail.com>
>>>>To: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] SPAM/OPT IN/OPT OUT MARKETING FROM THE TELCOS
>>>>    - DEATH BY SMS
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>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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>>>>Well, from the network's perspective it is not spam. When you purchase a
>>>>SIM card or enter into a contract for use of a line, it remains the
>>>>network's property. Similar to the TV model, the advertisement slots are a
>>>>secondary revenue stream and a mode of directing traffic one way or the
>>>>other, particularly for networks other than Safaricom.
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>>>>However, in the interest of retaining their clients they monitor the
>>>>frequency of the messages sent to subscribers in slots, just as the media
>>>>companies do.
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>>>>The "Do Not Disturb" lists do exist I believe, and should be effected upon
>>>>request to their respective customer care options.
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>>>>With over 16 million Kenyans being online and growing,the majority
>>>>accessing the internet by phone, I believe we will be seeing more and more
>>>>mobile phone targeted advertising.
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