[kictanet] Digital Migration - Set Top Box Ownership - Time to move the debate forward!

[Peter Wakaba]

And the battle rages on....

CAK REBUFFS PURPORTED EXTENSION ALLEGATIONS SEE ATTACHED



*Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster
than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up,
it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It
doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up,
you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Peter Wakaba <peterwakaba at gmail.com> wrote:

> and what about those with digital TV's which dont require a set top box,
> will they still have to buy that ntv et al set top box. i F NOT, WONT WE BE
> WHERE WE WERE ONE WEEK AGO...
>
>
>
> *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster
> than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up,
> it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It
> doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up,
> you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) via
> kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>>
>> At Cofek, we find as (regrettably) misplaced the fact that people are
>> re-opening the same old debate on digital migration merely because of the 3
>> media houses’ objections. Regardless of their somewhat valid grievances, we
>> are on record saying they are fighting a lost battle. The Supreme Court has
>> pronounced itself. It is end of debate on analogue switch-off.
>>
>>
>>
>> We need to move on – beyond the exchanges between CA/MOICT and the media
>> houses. We need to listen to “Wanjiku”. We need to exploit the
>> opportunities which migration brings with them.
>>
>>
>>
>> On set-top boxes, and if you thought South Africa is better on Digital
>> Migration, then Kenya has no problems at all. A minister in South Africa
>> has said no to STB’s with encryption! Read on:
>> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/957-if-you-thought-there-are-more-digital-migration-challenges-then-kenya-has-none-at-all-read-on
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> *David Kedode*
>>
>> www.cofek.co.ke
>>
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