[kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz

Thu Sep 3 06:08:14 EAT 2015

Listers

This should be interesting to see. Airtel reckons the process was unfair and gives unfair advantage to an already dominant player.

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-demands-a-share-of-Safaricom-Internet-frequency/-/539550/2856152/-/14kbh7v/-/index.html <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-demands-a-share-of-Safaricom-Internet-frequency/-/539550/2856152/-/14kbh7v/-/index.html>

Will Safaricom play nice and share? :-)

Your guess is as good as mine..

Thanks & Regards

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> On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:12 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
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> 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.  
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> Hope this shades some light into the issue.
> 
> Regards 
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> 
> Rachel Alwala
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> Communications Authority of Kenya 
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> From: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
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> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 5:24
> To: Rachel Alwala <alwala at ca.go.ke <mailto:alwala at ca.go.ke>>
> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke <mailto: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..
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