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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>MM,<BR>
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At the data operator level, they seem like a game changer to me.<BR>
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Harry<BR>
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On 2/2/10 3:12 PM, "muriuki mureithi" <mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><FONT FACE="Century Gothic"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:9pt'>Hi Harry <BR>
Kplc is not a game changer but offered extra fibre capacity to the telecom operators in line with national ICT policy . Safaricom is one of those interested to use the fibre <BR>
Note that kplc is not entering the telecom consumer market <BR>
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MM<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B>From:</B> kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke]">mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke]</a> <B>On Behalf Of </B>Harry Hare<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> 02 February 2010 14:41<BR>
<B>To:</B> mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke<BR>
<B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>This is a very interesting development, bringing to fore the potential that KPLC have as a game changer with its fiber.<BR>
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybbhsmn">http://tinyurl.com/ybbhsmn</a><BR>
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</B>Harry<BR>
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