[kictanet] Safaricom renews push for digital broadcast licence

[Collins Areba]

What is a Digital broadcast license?

I believe Safaricom has an ASP license, and digital broadcast of TV should be covered in that. I blame the Journalist on this one….

Regards,

Collins Areba,
Kilifi, Kenya.
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On 6 Nov 2018, 12:08 AM +0300, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, wrote:
> Listers
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> 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
> I thought Kenya adopted a Unified License Regime 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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