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size=2 face=Arial>Simple question, is whether this is more of a priority, than
for example working on "The National Broadband Plan", - Universal Coverage and
Access </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>etc,etc </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>at least looking at the price tag..
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Mind boggling.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Secondly, Cost-benefits analysis would sort this whole
conundrum once and for all. Why saddle the country with such an astronomical
price tag,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>if we can't vouch clearly for the benefits forthcoming from
Number Portability...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>My thoughts..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=046373805-21042010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Harry</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Walubengo J<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:11
AM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> ke-users; KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> [kictanet] Fw: [ke-internetusers] at
inflated shs 20 billion,let's just forget 'Number Portability' ever benefiting
consumers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>The above thread was floated on a neighboring list and has
failed to attract any official answers and I thought maybe KICTAnet might
have some answers...even from a technical point of view. For
example.<BR><BR>1. Is it possible for Number Portability Solution to
be provisioned Ksh @ 20Million? (250,000USD) as opposed to ksh 20Billion
as alleged in the newspaper article?<BR>2. What are the key price factors
in such a technology as well as price experiences elsewhere across the
world?<BR>3. Is this Number Portability thing really going to take off?
What are the planned timelines and how much would it really cost the
consumer<BR>4. Must we enactment the Freedom of Information Act in order
to extract these answers?<BR><BR>feel free to answer All, One or None of
the above ;-)<BR><BR>walu.<BR>--- On <B>Sat, 4/17/10, Alex Gakuru
<I><gakuru@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From:
Alex Gakuru <gakuru@gmail.com><BR>Subject: [ke-internetusers] at
inflated shs 20 billion, let's just forget 'Number Portability' ever
benefiting consumers<BR>To: "ke-users"
<ke-internetusers@bdix.net><BR>Cc: "info"
<info@cck.go.ke><BR>Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:37
PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Good people,<BR><BR>Sometimes it is necessary to
start with the conclusion then build the
argument.<BR><BR>Conclusions:<BR><BR>a) Local Number Portability may,
after all, never not take off, or be<BR>of much use consumers,<BR><BR>b)
The country need to avoid celebrating premature local
Number<BR>Portability implementation,<BR><BR>c) Media caution against
dancing to rhythmic gymnastics: 'great new<BR>Number Portability'
tunes,<BR><BR>d) Communications Commission of Kenya may be further
eroding it's<BR>consumer protection teeth,<BR><BR>Why?<BR><BR>Trouble
looms large on the horizon of Number Portability – a great<BR>technology
but we risk oppositely live to regret its local<BR>implementation route.
Intention hereby to provoke detailed information<BR>responses from the
concerned.<BR><BR>Regards the attached newspaper cutting, confidential
sources<BR>allude,“..one of the bidders felt the portability thing could
be done<BR>with around Ksh 20Million, how the 20B guys won remains
a<BR>mystery...this enormous amount will simply find its way lumped
onto<BR>the consumers after the operators have paid for it.”<BR><BR>My
documented view has always been that Number Portability should
be<BR>funded from the Universal Service fund created by the
Communications<BR>Act.<BR><BR>Background:<BR><BR>Hello CCK, Number
Portability is a Consumer Protection Tool<BR>Alex Gakuru<BR>12 November
2007<BR><BR>Consumers are stuck without the option to switch to a
different<BR>operator while keeping their mobile phone number and are
hesitant to<BR>change to avoid losing important future calls in the
persistent status<BR>quo. This is at odds with the law commanding the
Communications<BR>Commission of Kenya to ensure consumers are protected
offering a raft<BR>of implementation avenues.<BR><BR>But when CCK gives
up implementation of number portability citing<BR>complexity, high
costs, duopolists' disinterest, and no licence<BR>applicants for the
service category, the issue escalates to bursting<BR>limits considering
the prevailing high communication tariffs that hurt<BR>businesses but
the service providers.<BR>..<BR><A
href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200711120436.html"
target=_blank>http://allafrica.com/stories/200711120436.html</A><BR><BR>A
reader's reaction:<BR><BR>From: Okoth Okwemba <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=ookwemba@dtbkenya.co.ke"
ymailto="mailto:ookwemba@dtbkenya.co.ke">ookwemba@dtbkenya.co.ke</A>><BR>Date:
Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 3:37 PM<BR>Subject: hello CCK, number portability
is a consumer protection tool<BR>To: <A
href="/mc/compose?to=gakuru@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com">gakuru@gmail.com</A><BR><BR>Well done
Gakuru on this article. This is excellent. The CCK has been<BR>told, let
us find a way to compel it to act swiftly and deal with the<BR>lack of
accountability that sees it get away with such laxity and<BR>abdication
of duty. The Kenya Private Sector Alliance might be an<BR>organisiation
you might want to involve.<BR><BR>Well done
again.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Okoth<BR><BR>References:<BR><BR>i)
Cost/Recovery: 'Funding Models for AIN-Based Local
Number Portability'<BR> <A
href="http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/%7Emweiss/papers/lnp-funding.pdf"
target=_blank>http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~mweiss/papers/lnp-funding.pdf</A><BR>
<BR>ii) Increased Consumer Choice: 'Wireless Local
Number Portability'<BR> <A
href="http://www.kpmg.com.co/publicaciones/publicaciones_ICE/WLNP.pdf"
target=_blank>http://www.kpmg.com.co/publicaciones/publicaciones_ICE/WLNP.pdf</A><BR>
<BR>iii) Stakeholders:'Number Portability Worldwide
Implementation Experience'<BR> <A
href="http://www.canto.org/doc/gabriellago.ppt"
target=_blank>http://www.canto.org/doc/gabriellago.ppt</A><BR></DIV><BR>-----Inline
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