[kictanet] Coming Soon: Free Internet to Rural Areas (There is never a free ride)

[Mildred Achoch]

I agree with Mr. Ali Hussein that there is never a free ride. Those big
boys and girls of the Internet have seen an opportunity to profit from the
lack of reliable and affordable Internet in rural areas. I don't know how
they will profit but I am sure they have done their research. These people
don't think short-term. They stand to gain in the long run.

On the other hand, FREE Internet in rural areas?! Wow! Speaking as someone
whose work involves a lot of heavy Internet use, and who has no office to
access it through, this is very good news! I can even consider moving to
these rural areas once the deal is up and running. I am sure there are many
more people like me. Maybe this will promote urban-rural migration, thereby
contributing to the development of rural areas?

Regards,
Mildred Achoch.

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On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 8:52 AM, James Kagwe via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Looking at it from the other side of the fence, the truth is that Internet
> service providers in Kenya including the Telcos have maintained the price
> of internet quite high even for the middle class living in urban areas.
> Most of us can only enjoy reliable internet in the office only. This is
> even after Kenya connected to at least 4 undersea cables.
>
> Given the prevailing circumstances there's no hope for reliable and
> affordable Internet to the rurals in the near future. This is with the
> benefits of Internet as demonstrated by research not withstanding. I don't
> see anything wrong with what they're doing. In any case we in Nairobi and
> other urban areas will continue paying the unreasonable costs as we have
> been doing in the past.
>
> James
> On Nov 18, 2015 8:16 AM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers
>>
>> I'm really concerned about the continued silence of the Regulator
>> regarding Zero-Rating of certain services bundled by telcos in this country
>> in partnership with the big boys and girls of the Internet. Are we not
>> clear how this continued silence and tacit approval of this practice that
>> had basically been outlawed in their home countries is going to impact our
>> nascent Internet economy?
>>
>>
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Free-Internet-to-rural-areas/-/996/2960730/-/10o59uez/-/index.html
>>
>> We deserve some action from the Communication Authority.
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Principal*
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>
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