[kictanet] Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage

[Sidney Ochieng]

Tom,
We allowed Kenya Power to have that position simply by their monopoly
status and refusing to check mediocrity.

With Safaricom we're lucky in that we do have a choice but that choice is
made more difficult by structural issues that declaring them dominant might
be able to address.

It's easy to say vote with your wallet when you're in Nairobi but if the
network that works in your village is Safaricom and the nearest mpesa is 10
mins away but you don't even know where Airtel money can be found this is a
problem.

Safaricom's dominance is self re-enforcing and I think we need to deal with
it now.

Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos.

Sidney

On 25 Apr 2017 1:43 p.m., "TOM SITATI" <tsitati at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nobody is more "dominant" than Kenya Power and yet the firm goes scot free
> on a daily basis while making monster profits.
>
> Safaricom is not our only choice, so it is up to us consumers to "vote"
> with our wallets.
>
> Tom Sitati | Architect + Brand Strategist
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2017 11:19 PM, "Sidney Ochieng via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage
>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Safaricom-may-face-s
> anctions-over-network-outage/539546-3902518-15d86gnz/index.html
>
> That one network has this much power over economy is frightening and must
> be addressed. Today has proven that it's not enough that Safaricom says
> they won't misuse their dominance, it's enough that if they fail the
> country slows to a crawl.
>
> Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos.
>
> Sidney
>
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