[kictanet] Safaricom renews push for digital broadcast licence

[Wamathai (HapaKenya)]

It's a fact that Safaricom applied in 2015 for the broadcast license and CA
has delayed to provide the same.



https://www.nation.co.ke/business/CA-to-delay-broadcasting-permits/996-4765030-rh9rbvz/index.html

On Tue, 6 Nov 2018, 08:51 Collins Areba via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:

> 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,
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> On 6 Nov 2018, 12:08 AM +0300, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, wrote:
>
> 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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