<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Oh! ok. My bad.<br><br>I didnt doubt the KPLC engineers with respect to
running fiber - What I doubted was the Min of Energy ability to
navigate through "Open-Access Regulatory" challenges and the supposedly
the confusion thereof.<br><br>But if KPLC has a license from the
Regulator it then means (and i do surely hope), the regulator has tabs
on this issue and is aware of the (dominant) market impact, one
operator can have or leverage from an exclusive access to a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265122599_0">public utility</span>...<br><br>walu.<br>nb: come to think of it, why would KPLC want to limit the access, i thought the more the merrier (one of MMs popular quotes).<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 2/2/10, Brian Munyao Longwe <i><blongwe@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint<br>To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu@yahoo.com><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 6:28 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1664973933">Walu,<br><br><br>You sound unusually alarmist - comments follow:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Walubengo J <span
dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.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;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" valign="top">
Harry, MM et al,<br><br>Dont lose sight of what McTim was asking- he wondered if Kenya Power will be availing this dark-fiber to other players in the industry (open-access model). Knowing Safcom's (MJs?) track record (they fight hard, Microsoft Style), I wouldnt be suprised if they have nailed this deal with KPLC on an "exclusive" basis. <br>
</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br>Since the optical fiber KPLC has is limited, they must have a certain criteria for 'awarding' it to 3rd parties<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<br>What's worse, the regulator (CCK) can only watch from the sidelines because he would be told that what KPLC does is a matter of another ministry (of Energy) - who ofcourse have no clue on matters pertaining Data packets (their menu is electrical power not Internet).<br>
<br></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div>KPLC actually has a 'special' license from CCK under which they are able to enter into arrangements such as the one with Safaricom. The reason I say it is special is because it has certain restrictions unique to KPLC - specifically that they shouldn't provide services to end users - only to other operators.<br>
<br>They might not have much clue as far as data packets are concerned, but they have the best fiber optic engineers in the country as they have been maintaining their own fiber network for donkey years. Much longer than anyone else in the industry.<br>
<br>My 3 cents,<br><br>Mblayo<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr>
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<br>--- On <b>Tue, 2/2/10, Harry Hare <i><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=harry@africanedevelopment.org">harry@africanedevelopment.org</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">
<br>From: Harry Hare <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=harry@africanedevelopment.org">harry@africanedevelopment.org</a>><div class="im"><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom partners with KPLC to expand its data footprint<br>
</div>To: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 4:36 PM<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div>
<font size="4"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Yes, possibly...I actually looking at it from the geographical spread, security of the fiber given the many incidents of vandalism we have witnessed over the recent past and possibly the cost that the like of Safaricom can access the fiber for. The last time I spoke to someone from KPLC he indicated that it costs them a third what other digger pays to lay their fiber. Just a hunch, I know this is your forte!<br>
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Cheers<br>
Harry<br>
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On 2/2/10 3:27 PM, "muriuki mureithi" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke">mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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</span></font></font><blockquote><font color="#1f497d"><font face="Century Gothic"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Harry <br>
Unless I didn’t get your message clearly , kplc providers a dark fibre<br>
Cheers <br>
MM<br>
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</span></font><font face="Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>From:</b> Harry Hare [<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=harry@africanedevelopment.org%5D">mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org]</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 February 2010 15:18<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [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;">MM,<br>
<br>
At the data operator level, they seem like a game changer to me.<br>
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Kindest Regards<br>
Harry<br>
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On 2/2/10 3:12 PM, "muriuki mureithi" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke">mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
</span></font></font><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>
Cheers <br>
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=<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://summitstrategies.co.ke">summitstrategies.co.ke</a>@<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke%5D">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>
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<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 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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