[kictanet] Matiang’i rules out Safaricom reprieve from licence terms

[James Mbugua]

Adam,

Is it standard in other countries or is the QoS a Kenyan/CCK feature? Then
it might be a shakedown.

James


On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Adam Nelson <adam at varud.com> wrote:

> This seems like a shakedown to me.
>
> Everybody I know gets Safaricom if they can afford it (otherwise Airtel).
>  The market can handle quality problems and the CCK can help by educating
> the local markets (i.e. local radio spots discussing carrier quality in
> each market).
>
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> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> ICT secretary Fred Matiang’i has vowed to tie the renewal of Safaricom’s
>> licence to the voice quality checks that show the mobile phone operator is
>> non-compliant.
>> Dr Matiang’i said the government and the Communications Commission of
>> Kenya (CCK) will not negotiate on the voice quality standards.
>> ....
>> “I don’t understand why an operator would like to negotiate a licence
>> condition. There are only two options here, either comply or step out of
>> the business,” Dr Matiang’i told the Business Daily on the sidelines of the
>> launch of the electronic filling of returns by insurers to the Insurance
>> Regulatory Authority.
>>
>> Check more @
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-licence-terms/-/539550/2139198/-/uvyr23/-/index.html
>>
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>> my comment? - Safaricom "ina weneyewe"  translation for the international
>> viewers "Safaricom has its owners" :-)
>>
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