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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If we were to forget competition and be true patriots, we would
ask ourselves how much it costs the users for the lost business, think of a
crucial call that cannot go through because of a cable cut, think of hotlines
et al?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Users can however help us identify the culprits, always see who is
first to knock your doors when you have a downtime as a result of cable cut? Does
it tell you anything, how did they know, if you listen carefully to the sales
pitch, you will be promised a more stable service and at that time you will definitely
sign up because of frustration with your otherwise helpless provider whose
service is “unreliable”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>By the way cable vandalism happens even in the most developed world
“vandals slash silicon valley fiber optic ” sabotage happens in Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Be part of mulika “mwizi” if we are to get rid of this
retrogressive behavior that is a big threat to the growth of the ICT industry
and the economy at large.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Evans<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>
kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>kai wulff<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 06, 2009 10:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Evans J. Nyagah<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Cable issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Sabotage and Vandalism look very similar .. Unless we ask the
people doing it we would not know the motives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>The fault on Monday was caused by contractors of another operator
who was not following procedures and who thought that by virtue of working for
a partly state owned company he will be allowed to do what he wants (happens
very often, treatment of Operators is still not equal).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Today was clearly a fault caused by someone who ON PURPOSE cut the
cable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Did the person want to steal a cable and stopped when seeing it was
not metal or was he there to sabotage the network – I would not know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Kai<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>Im
Auftrag von </b>Jevans Nyabiage<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Friday, November 06, 2009 19:07<br>
<b>An:</b> kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> [kictanet] Cable issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>In the last few weeks there has
been an outcry over increasing in disruption of networks with some of the
affected firms pointing to industrial sabotage.<br>
<br>
Safaricom was the first this week to claim “acts of sabotage” on the disruption
of its network. The Orange the next day arrested some cable vandals and
attributed it to suspected sabotage.<br>
<br>
This Friday (today) Seacom fibre cable went offline for about four hours, they
said this was due to cuts on KDN fibre around Voi. <br>
<br>
Is this 'sabotage' real or imagined?<br>
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Jevans<o:p></o:p></p>

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