<div>Well Said Harry.</div>
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<div>I think the solution is to work together (i.e if the statistics is to be believed).</div>
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<div>My on ly concern is there was so much excitement about FOC and with all this down time being experienced due to Fibre cuts every now and then as a consumer I begin to wonder whether really this is the only thing to be said about fibre.</div>
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<div>Shouting at the top how you have arrested people in the act of Fibre vandalism is good and bad. Yes it serves as a warning to would be vandals, but the other side of the coin is the consumer who is slowly losing faith in the FOC because everytime my net is down "Ohh it must be a Fibre cut.."</div>
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<div>Broadband everywhere is good for everyone so competitors should start working together towards a greater good!</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
<div>Henry</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Harry Delano <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Now,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">If the statistics we are hearing, and the so-called "confessions" are to go by, then am afraid the debate here is on the</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">wrong footing...</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2">If 95% of the cuts, are the service providers themselves, sabotouring<span>/sabotaging (one should do) each other, then I </span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>think these bright chaps have an answer to this urgent problem. Infact they should stop dragging us into all this </span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>debate. I suppose we should demand they come around the table, agree on how to work together, and move forward</span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>without any further delay.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span></span></font></font></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>You see, in fact one way of shielding against this, is jointly all of them using one duct, to pipe out the cable so that </span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>no one </span></font></font></font></span><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>would know which cable to sabotage/saboteur ( again one should do)</span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span></span></font></font></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>Esther, to answer your question. KPLC could be a much safer, option. Some 'live' current flowing nearby, could be </span></font></font></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>too close for comfort for any saboteur.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>Unless he/she is on a suicide mission.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span>Harry</span></font></font></font></span></div></div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> kictanet-bounces+harry=<a href="http://comtelsys.co.ke/" target="_blank">comtelsys.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+harry</a>=<a href="http://comtelsys.co.ke/" target="_blank">comtelsys.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 09, 2010 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke" target="_blank">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>
<div class="im"><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br></div>
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<div class="h5"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Vandalism menace<br></div></div></font><br></div>
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<div>Jevans,</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>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).</div>
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<div>2. Establishing a fiber police unit!</div>
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<div>Any other suggestions good people??</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Jevans Nyabiage <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jnyabiage@nation.co.ke" target="_blank">jnyabiage@nation.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">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.<br>
<div><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: kictanet-bounces+jnyabiage=<a href="http://nation.co.ke/" target="_blank">nation.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bjnyabiage" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+jnyabiage</a>=<a href="http://nation.co.ke/" target="_blank">nation.co.ke</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On Behalf Of <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a><br>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 5:11 PM<br>To: Jevans Nyabiage<br>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br></div>
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<div>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><br></div>Sent from my BlackBerry(r)<br>
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