<table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100% bgcolor=white><tr valign=top><td width=100%><font size=2 color=black>Hi Alice<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>The thoughts you express are mutual to many i have spoken to about the "preparedness" for the anticipated Optical Fiber roll out<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>My view-together with others- is to compile a ckeck lis of what needs to be done vis what has to be done,<br>Namely personnel to operate.<br>Technical satff to install and later repair<br>Workshops/ repair shops and tools for the above<br>Methods of quality control and licencing for players<br>Capacity building of the same<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>Then the secondary issues of;<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>Content wether local or not.<br>The incubation centers for training<br>The facilities currently avilable for the same.<br>Ownership of the same for finance/loan/grasnts to the same<br>Capacity for
student intake�<br>Teachers or trainers database for distribution nationwide.<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>Other issues would be;<br>�<br>Is equipment available locally or not<br>If to be imported would tax exemption benefit the consumer ?<br>What would be the cost of service per minute Or per hour ? 100/= per day ?<br>For teleworking, E-learning, E-medicine etc online cost is an important factor to be considered as with the recent release, stating income-rural- levels and priorities for spending income<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>For the majority who earn less than a dollar a day a nominal fee would make sense, the list is just but an idea tho not comprehensive, a detailed list can- in FACT -should be made.<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>Have a blessed week end<br><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><br>Regards Njenga M.P<BR><BR><BR><BR>those who fear to fail.will never try to succeded,for to fail to plan is to plan to
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