<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">I can think
of four reasons why cable vandalism would occur:</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Malicious – cable theft:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The thief benefits primarily from
reselling the metal (is fibre ever resold/).</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Malicious – corporate sabotage:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The thief’s organization will benefit
from the service woes of a competitor.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Benign – construction work: <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Someone digging a foundation, trench or
similar inadvertently severs a cable.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Benign – accident: An
unforeseeable event occurs that damages the cable.</span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">I don’t
have data about the breakdown of the incidences into these four
categories.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I believe we need to collect
real data first before prescribing a solution.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>However here are my thoughts about how we should address each of these
if the incidence warrants it.</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Cable theft:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This is petty thievery; we already have enough
statutes in our books to address the perpetrators.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The recent ban on the export of scrap
metal may have helped – the decline in copper prices may have helped more
but prices have been recovering.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Corporate sabotage:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We need a level competitive playing
field and if there is corporate sanctioned sabotage against competitors
then the perpetrating company should have some real sanctions including
imprisonment for guilty executives and possibly even the loss of their
licenses.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Telkom in recent press
reports seems to be strongly alluding that this is what is going on.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Construction work:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In Connecticut, (and many other parts of
the US),
it is the law to call a hotline 48-hours before digging.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A joint effort by all the utilities &
municipalities in the state (water, electricity, telecoms, sewerage, gas
etc) is responsible for coming out to your site and marking where the
underground utilities are buried.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(There
is a call centre to field the calls!)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Failure to do so has real consequences on the contractor if there
is damage to utilities.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">Accidents:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Nothing we can do here.</span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-ZA">I am
shaking my head in disbelief at the suggestion that any of these (that does not
result in death or injury) may even be construed to be a capital crime.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Are we really going to hang people for severing
a strand of glass fibre?</span></p><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Kai Wulff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">It is not only punishment.. Fiber police .. Well how many people do
you want to deploy all over the country?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">What is lacking is understanding and respect </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">When it comes to vandals .. If it was their child needing medical assistance
and the call does not go through because of a cable cut ….</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Contractors (Road, Water and other industries ..) they regard fiber
not as an important infrastructure .. So why bother to avoid damage ..</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Property owners ….. Cutting the fiber and then
complaining about the Internet being down ..</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Building owners asking for rent for fiber to be terminated …
Are they getting paid rent by KPLC, TKL, Water …</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Education should solve the problem ….</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Last category: Saboteurs .. TREASON</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"> </span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Von:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=<a href="http://kdn.co.ke" target="_blank">kdn.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bkai.wulff" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff</a>=<a href="http://kdn.co.ke" target="_blank">kdn.co.ke</a>@lists.kictanet.</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://or.ke" target="_blank">or.ke</a>] <b>Im
Auftrag von </b>Kevin<br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Tuesday, February 09, 2010 17:50<br>
<b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke" target="_blank">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</a></span></p><div class="im"><br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
</div><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [kictanet] Vandalism menace<p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jevans,</p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I totally agree with you. I think to answer Dr.
Ndemo's question, why not classify the fiber optic infrastructure as
"Critical National Communication Infrastructure" and make
vandalism a capital offence without the option of a fine. in the same
vein, IP network providers should work together to defend the infrastructure as
one entity and jointly safeguard the multi-billion shilling investment instead
of fighting media wars for individual benefit.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">A joint national anti-vandalism education campaign
would be a good start. Not all fiber vandals in the rural and urban areas
understand the risk of their actions, especially since they don't see how the
fiber crossing their village is benefiting them directly. For all
they know, it only serves the rich people living in the towns where the fiber
is heading. Villagers need to own the fiber. How?</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">1. By fiber companies ensuring that there are digital
centres in the villages where the fiber is passing for villagers to see its
benefits (just like power cables;cut power cables in village= no
power=darkness,no TV=no development).</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Establishing a fiber police unit!</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any other suggestions good people??</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Jevans Nyabiage <<a href="mailto:jnyabiage@nation.co.ke" target="_blank">jnyabiage@nation.co.ke</a>> wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Should this not be made a capital offence? Which of these
competitors cannot afford just Sh1 million?<br>
<br>
The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act says any person found guilty of cable
vandalism is liable to five-year jail term or a fine of Sh1 million.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Subject: Re: [kictanet]
Vandalism menace</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Henry,<br>
If today you had the power that the Government has, what is the something you
would do to these thieves?<br>
<br>
Ndemo.<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my BlackBerry(r)</p>
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