[kictanet] Standoff looms as Safaricom, Airtel oppose new levy

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

We also need representation of Internet users on the USF. After all, the
USF is all about users.

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On 8 August 2014 12:43, Matunda Nyanchama via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Mr Kioko you have point; innovation is about continuous improvement.
>
> Just show explain that improvement should be in the Kenyan case; how do
> you or anyone propose to take telecom services to Mandera so that they can
> enjoy what others enjoy in urban centres like Nairobi.
>
> Absent of such alternative(s), the USF is the best option we have at the
> moment.
>
> Have a good weekend.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com>
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
> Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 8, 2014 10:58 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Standoff looms as Safaricom, Airtel oppose new
> levy
>
> The fact that things have successfully been done elsewhere doesn't mean
> there aren't newer or better ways to do them.
> This is how startups like Uber emerged, doing what has been done for ages
> in a new way.
> On 8 Aug 2014 09:58, "Matunda Nyanchama via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
>
> Friends,
>
> The Universal Service Fund (USF) is a tried, tested and successful idea
> where it has been implemented well. The intention is noble: to help take
> (in our case) telecom services to disadvantaged areas where companies may
> not make as much money as others. The fund is supposed to help fund
> infrastructure in such areas or offer it as compensation/incentive for
> those that venture to such areas.
>
> In Canada, for instance, one enjoys similar quality of service and access
> to telecom services in Nunavut (a vast, sparsely populated territory near
> the North Pole) as in major urban and business centres as Toronto,
> Montreal, Calgary, ... and the like.
>
> In my opinion, it has taken longer than usual to operationalize the fund
> in Kenya! The recently appointed team should accelerate the process and
> hence drive the benefits intended to mwananchi in areas that qualify to
> benefit from the fund.
>
> Shukrani.
>
>
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