[kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz

[Ali Hussein]

Rachel

Appreciate your shedding light on this issue. Yes, I do recall the
discussions on the security project. This clarifies the matter for me and
trust in the government the right thing was done.

*Ali Hussein*

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On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

>
> Hello Listers,
>
> Greetings.
>
> CA notes the issues raised by members on the list on the above subject.
> Allow us to  clarify the matter.
>
> Yes it is true that Safaricom has been granted a license for Frequency in
> the 800MHz band. The award was tied to the security tender .  It should be
> noted that when the Government of Kenya (GOK)  approached Safaricom to
> rollout the National  Survelillance, Communications and Control system,
> Safaricom in return negotiated with GOK for the assignment of the 4G
> frequencies in the 800 MHz band. This is the reason there was no
> competitive bidding in the process.   It is also the understanding that the
> network will be  shared amongst different players, a fact that will
> mitigate the competition issues that might arise.  The frequency fee
> payable by Safaricom for these frequencies is USD 56.25 million.
>
> Hope this shades some light into the issue.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Rachel Alwala
> Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs
> Communications Authority of Kenya
> PO Box 14448
> Nairobi 00800
> Tel:  +254 703 042000
> Email:  alwala at ca.go.ke
> Website:  www.ca.go.ke
>
>
>
>
> From: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 5:24
> To: Rachel Alwala <alwala at ca.go.ke>
> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
>
> Listers
>
> FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice.
>
> This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a
> bid. It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home
> broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the state?
>
> Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the
> other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't pretend
> to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step by
> step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure
> there is a valid explanation to this..
>
> *Ali Hussein*
> *Hussein & Associates*
> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>
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