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<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Listers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have noticed, that
while all laudable efforts in speeding up our broadband connectivity
to the</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>rest of the world
hits top gear, saddeningly regional local interconnectivity lags
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>behind. Why
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>is this
so...?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For
instance reaching a branch office located in Tanzania from their Kenya
HQ office,or vice </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>versa means
traffic transits out from our cyberspace to some international exchange
point</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>somwhere in London,
hits the return trip back via some other Link to Dar. This
especially</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>affects VOIP
connectivity and quality, between interconnected offices, and other
services</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>that rely on good
QOS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This, especially
while we are working on the economic, Social, and perhaps Political
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>intergration of the
Comesa block seems to fly in the face of the major milestones that
have</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>been achieved in the
Telecommunication sectors of the member countries, and I
strongly</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>suggest the industry
addresses this urgently. We need a Regional Internet Exchange point
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>set up. Perhaps name
it COMESA-IXP or something</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>. But one thing is clear; the more we</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>each send traffic
destined locally on a roundtrip to Europe or elsewhere and back,
means</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>we incur huge
transiting costs in the process, which dollars that we export out should
be</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>be used to expand
and develop our local & Regional interconnection
capacity..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I think, this is an
issue worth being addressed and I'd be interested to discuss this
more</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>with
anyone interested to drive this forward. Anyone..?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=265230719-02062010></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>R<SPAN
class=265230719-02062010>egards,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=265230719-02062010>Harry</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>