[kictanet] KENYA POWER - The Answer to Universal Connectivity for all?

[Matunda Nyanchama]

Friends

I like cheap bandwidth; and all Kenyans (actually all global citizens) need affordable bandwidth; some say it is a human right.

I must assume that KPLC, Safaricom, Telkom Kenya, .... that are all laying fibre, have done their business plans/models to justify the spending.  I cannot second guess them.

Competition is also good as shown from the cost of airtime that has fallen progressively, making it affordable for more and more people; and making piles of money for the companies. It is good for the economy and the nation. 

We need regulation that allows access of infrastructure of one provider to others, provided there is agreement on charges. We shouldn't go the way of banks (anyone from CBK here?) where one cannot reach their accounts from ATMs of some banks! ...

One thing I would love to hear (perhaps from our economists) the cumulative costs of providing services. For instance for telecoms get a per unit spend : add all cost elements (people, infrastructure, facilities, equipment, ...) divided by the number of users/subscribers. Compare this with similar charges in other countries ... I am not sure what the data will tell. It will have a story, inferences ... 

And may also raise questions such as: as a nation, would we have better spent the money elsewhere? Or: we need to spend more as we are spending too little given priorities. 

Over to you!
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Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com
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