Good point Warigia and the same applies here - CCK can and have exercised their authority to regulate voice pricing - this is especially true when there is either a monopoly or an operator with significant market share.<br>
<br>The same does not apply to market sectors like Internet services because there is full competition and never any player with significant market share. In the USA - FCC have never regulated Internet or bandwidth pricing as market forces generally accomplish this.<br>
<br>Best regards,<br><br>Brian<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:11 AM, warigia bowman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:warigia@gmail.com">warigia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Dear colleagues�</div><div><br></div>Rates of operators can and have been regulated, In fact, in the United States we had something called rate of return regulation when ATT was a monopoly. They were allowed to charge a high rate, but in exchange, they had to ensure every tiny village of even 200 had phone service. Why can't our operators do that?�<div>
<br></div><div>Sincerely, Warigia<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Walubengo J <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">
Alex,<br>
<br>
Your have rightly qaulified your solution - as simple. �Indeed it is. Infact too simplistic to fly. �The idea that the Regulator can reign in Operators who charge "high" internet rates cannot and will not work. �Think about the in-famous SAT3 fiber link on the west coast of africa. �Ask yourself why the Regulators in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, S-Africa etc have never �stepped in and revoked licensces of operators over the last 15yrs of high internet costs offered on the fiber...<br>
<br>
The answers are very complex...I will actually be discussing these limitations and available interventions in some upcoming ICT conference at Strath University in Sept 09 and I dont want to pre-empt ;-)....<br>
<br>
walu.<br>
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--- On Fri, 8/14/09, Gakuru Alex <<a href="mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> From: Gakuru Alex <<a href="mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com" target="_blank">alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: the long fibre lie... Ndemo should resign if internet prices do not drop as he promised!!<br>
> To: "Skunkworks forum" <<a href="mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke" target="_blank">skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke</a>><br>
> Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 8:44 PM<br>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:38 PM,<br>
> David Kiania | Asentric Consulting<br>
> Ltd<<a href="mailto:kianiadee@gmail.com" target="_blank">kianiadee@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Set the precedence what's your �solution? Am sure if<br>
> you did we'd have<br>
> > heard it by now. This thread is a knee jerk reaction<br>
> to a bad internet<br>
> > day, we all have one.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> Simple, the entity under Ndemo's docket that grants these<br>
> cowboy<br>
> operators licenses puts it's foot down and warn that I may<br>
> revoke<br>
> licenses for operators that charge waaaay up in the sky not<br>
> just above<br>
> cost but ABOVE acceptable international pricing benchmarks.<br>
> They've<br>
> all the data they need. Imagine, for example, Safaricom on<br>
> the verge<br>
> of losing their license, price drops, drops, drops, drops,<br>
> drops, and<br>
> drops..... across board.<br>
><br>
> Would this be acceptable to you?<br>
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