[kictanet] Regulator seems to have made up its mind

[Sidney Ochieng]

Best summary of the report so far

Is Safaricom Dominant? A Concise Perspective On Analysys Mason’s
Controversial Kenya Telecommunication Competition Report | Moses Kemibaro
http://www.moseskemibaro.com/2017/03/11/is-safaricom-dominant-a-concise-perspective-on-analysys-masons-controversial-kenya-telecommunication-competition-report/


On 14 March 2017 at 16:14, Erick Mwangi <erick.mwangi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well Sidney I take in your point.
>
> However am not hamstrung by the lack of opportunity to discern the much
> touted report. I prefer to look at this from the other end of the telescope
> - we all (I believe) have the capability to provide insights as to whether
> Safaricom occupies a dominant position and by extent whether this
> provides unpararelled competitive advantage.
>
> The break-up of M-pesa to me is a no brainer and the model is borrowed
> from banking where there has been appetite to break IB (Investment Banking)
> from Retail however this is argued from a predominantly risk perspective.
> Its pretty obvious cross-subsidies are distorting the true value/strength
> of Safaricom and I don't need a consultant to tell me this.
>
> In the UK Open Reach (the arm that provides fibre) - part of British
> Telecom has been ordered by the regulator to split from BT due to the
> competitive advantage it occupies. What's interesting is the suite was
> brought by two players Sky and you guessed right Vodafone.
> http://www.wired.co.uk/article/openreach-bt-split-ofcom
>
> Well in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric Mwangi
> Vault Global
>
>
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>
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>
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Telecoms regulator CA says will not implement proposal to break up
>> Safaricom http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/539550-3849288-
>> 83vahdz/index.html
>>
>> I thought that we would have some input on this but I guess not.
>>
>> Meanwhile has anyone other than a few special few even read this report?
>> I'm feeling very left out of this process and its extremely frustrating.
>>
>>
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