[kictanet] Hurricane at the eye of a storm (Yes ? No )

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

EADC = Liquid Telecom/Econet


On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 8:41 AM Barry Macharia via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> This is interesting
> But again i don't see how introducing a levy will stop Hurricane Electric
> from selling there capacity at any cost they want, its there capacity any
> way
> It has become a free market so you buy were you can
>
> My two cent
>
> regards
> Barry
>
> On 14 Mar 2018, at 09:20, Collins Areba via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Morning Listers,
>
> Treat this as rumours as my source wont agree to be named or linked with
> this information. For information's sake though, please indulge me.
>
> Hurricane Electric (http://he.com) , or HE is a global carrier. (more
> like a carrier of carriers). HE is a breath of fresh air when it comes to
> connectivity. They do not price the product as if it is made of vibranium.
> HE also runs a lean shop, as a result, their prices are in the order of
> thousands of percentage points lower than you would get from anyone
> locally.
>
> In fact, they price internet lower than anyone prices a local loop from
> Nairobi to Kilifi. (Pity we cant get HE anywhere other than EADC, and
> operators are moving in their droves from the usual suspects.  Which is
> somewhat the problem and gist of this post, because the usual suspects are
> not happy.
>
> Hence my question.
> Might anyone in this list (particularly from CA) be privy to attempts to
> introduce another levy for anyone interested in getting services from an
> operator in EADC?
>
> It just feels like when we just saw the ray of light on this issue, cartel
> like "forces"  close in.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Collins Areba,
> Kilifi, Kenya.
> Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731750788*
> Twitter: @arebacollins.
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