[kictanet] Safaricom renews push for digital broadcast licence

[Ali Hussein]

Listers

What gives? 3 years to get a license? What is going on?

Safaricom says it will seek answers from the telecoms regulator over the
three-year delay in issuance of its digital broadcast licence, chief
executive Bob Collymore has said.

The telco is seeking to venture into commercial free-to-air television
services as part of triple-play offering plan–TV, internet and fixed line
telephone services – to homes.

Read on
<https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Safaricom-renews-push-for-digital-broadcast-licence/4003102-4837176-15nhi1nz/index.html>

I thought Kenya adopted a Unified License Regime
<https://www.bowmanslaw.com/insights/technology-media-and-telecommunications/telecom-regulation-kenya-introduces-a-unified-licensing-framework/>
 way back when... What happened to this?

Can the regulator please inform Kenyans what exactly is holding up
Safaricom's license? I'm not holding brief for Safaricom but I think this
is a public interest issue.

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