[kictanet] [Kicktanet] Does Airtel's Unliminet contravene the spirit of Net Neutrality?

[Sidney Ochieng]

Listers,
It is true that all telcos violate net neutrality, Unliminet does not. You
pay for access, let's say 1000 for the month, you get 2GB, 400min and
2000SMS when the data runs out you still get access to the entire internet
at reduced speed of 256kbps. They imply that this will be forever and I can
personally attest that it works but I wonder if this will be maintain ad
infinitum.

On 11 January 2016 at 17:21, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Martin
>
> Thanks for bringing this up.
>
> *ALL TELCOS *in this country are violating Net Neutrality principles as
> we know them. The one thing that however has been missing in action in this
> country and across Africa are Regulators who have shown an understanding
> and willingness to tackle this issue. The problem where I’m sitting is the
> perception that Net Neutrality is a Western World Problem.
>
> This needs to STOP.
>
> One thing however that I’m clear about is that we in Africa need to define
> our own Net Neutrality Principles because in our part of the world its not
> cut and dried anymore and we can’t just piggy ride on the same principles
> and noms the rest of the world is using.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Ali Hussein
> ali at hussein.me.ke
>
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> On Jan 11, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Martin Gicheru via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Where do we as Kenyans stand on Airtel's Unliminet with regards to Net
> Neutrality? Or does it apply to Facebook Basics only?
>
> As you already know, with Unliminet, users can subscribe to various plans
>> and in return get "unlimited" access to social media (Whatsapp, Instagram,
>> Facebook and Twitter) with every bundle purchase besides some voice minutes
>> and text messages. Isn't this against the principles of net neutrality?
>>
>
> Read the argument here
> <http://forums.techweez.com/t/airtels-unliminet-and-net-neutrality-where-do-we-stand/203?u=martingicheru>
> .
>
> Regards,
> Martin Gicheru
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Sidney Ochieng

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