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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Quite insightful, Muriuki..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>We will need all the political goodwill from the member
countries; to start with, culminating into the relevant policy
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>frameworks that allow </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>for an
integration such as one modelled around our Local KIXP, which has been a huge
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>success. I suppose </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>this means we
need to open up our borders, work closely and collaboratively to set up the
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>relevant groundwork.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Any time we have had a Model Public Private Partnership (PPP)
at work, results have been forthocoming for all</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>to see, such as KIXP. I believe a workable cross border PPP
model can also be developed to work towards an</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>intergration objective. Without re-starting the efforts all
over again that might be already underway, I suppose </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>the challenge is how to augument these efforts, synergise
and put in a sense of urgency to get results. How</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>do we approach this..?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=187015612-03062010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Harry</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> muriuki mureithi
[mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03,
2010 2:42 PM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [kictanet] The urgent case for a
Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">As
we look for technical solutions , it is important to think about the
policy and regulatory framework that will make the technical solution easier to
implement . all the regional economic communities in Africa established a
formal organ to deal with ICT matters and have formulated elaborate measures to
harmonise and integrate network and services because of the
importance of ICT in socio economic integration. That is not the case for EAC,
instead EACO is club of the regulators/ operators for sharing
experiences , it is not part of EAC. The EAC secretariat has limited capacity to
drive ICT matters. That’s why cross border ICT initiatives are private
sector driven which is okay but they are limited . for example Zain’s ONE
network is not operating in Rwanda and Burundi and Kama Kawaida is not
operational in Burundi . other companies have to struggle to establish seamless
cross border networks /operations. Perhaps this will be addressed by the
commitments that EAC countries have made in the EAC Common Market treaty
to open up the market from July 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2010. All countries have
committed to open their telecom market without reservations and offer
equal treatment to entities from the other partners to invest . Only Rwanda has
limited the number of cellular licences to max 3 citing its market size.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>
kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Harry Delano<BR><B>Sent:</B> 03 June 2010
13:43<BR><B>To:</B> mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a
Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks
alot, let's see how much the discussion can be helpful ( which I believe it
is quite),in driving</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">forward
the efforts at intergration, sooner, rather than later..</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Many
thanks..</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harry</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> Brian
Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03,
2010 12:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a
Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>Harry,<BR><BR>You are very
welcome. I think a key point to keep in mind for this issue of regional
interconnection is that based on experiences and lessons learnt from other parts
of the world - namely, Europe and Southern Asia - it has been proven that
regional carriers with cross-IXP connectivity are the most sustainable. This is
as opposed to attempts to establish a "neutral" facility in the same way that
national IXPs function.<BR><BR>In essence - the regulatory, policy and practical
aspects are much easier to deal with and by creating a viable business
opportunity, competition is encouraged which, in theory leads to better prices
and hopefully better quality.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Brian<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Harry Delano <<A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Esther,
Brian & Muriuki,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks
so much for this invaluable feedback. I'm scouring all the resources mentioned.
It's so encouraging </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">that
there are already efforts underway to address this to get the member
countries interconnected. Hopefully,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">some
sense of urgency can be injected into this to get the project off the ground so
that we can harness </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">maximum
benefits from the improved interconnectivity within the countries, especially on
Fibre.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Esther,
I will email Shoukry, and will report back..</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harry</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> Esther
Wanjau [mailto:<A href="mailto:esther_wanjau@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>esther_wanjau@yahoo.com</A>] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 03,
2010 11:41 AM <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
lang=EN-US><BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A><BR><B>Cc:</B> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional
Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dear Harry,<BR><BR>COMESA already has a concept paper
on the RIXP. Please contact the Director of Information and
Networking in COMESA Secretariat Sherin Shoukry on <A
href="mailto:shoukry@comesa.int" target=_blank>shoukry@comesa.int</A> for
more information. Also visit <A href="http://www.comesa.int"
target=_blank>www.comesa.int</A> and see the progress made in regard to
IT. There you will find the reports of the IT technical committees
already held.<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><BR>Hope this helps.<BR><BR>Esther<BR><BR>--- On
<B>Wed, 6/2/10, Harry Delano <I><<A href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>></I></B>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><BR>From: Harry Delano
<<A href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet]
The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:esther_wanjau@yahoo.com"
target=_blank>esther_wanjau@yahoo.com</A><BR>Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions'" <<A href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
target=_blank>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</A>><BR>Date: Wednesday,
June 2, 2010, 11:17 PM<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks
alot John, Am checking this out...</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harry</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>
John Kariuki [mailto:<A href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk"
target=_blank>ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</A>] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:07 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A><BR><B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT
Policy Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] The urgent case for
a Regional Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal>There is a project called "EAC-BIN" under
"Connect Africa Initiative". I would suggest you search the two in
the web for more details.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>John Kariuki<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 2/6/10,
Harry Delano <I><<A href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>></I></B>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><BR>From: Harry
Delano <<A href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke"
target=_blank>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</A>><BR>Subject:
[kictanet] The urgent case for a Regional Internet Exchange
Point (RIXP)<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk"
target=_blank>ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</A><BR>Cc:
"KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<A
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Wednesday, 2 June, 2010, 20:39<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Listers,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I
have noticed, that while all laudable efforts in speeding
up our broadband connectivity to
the</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">rest
of the world hits top gear, saddeningly regional local
interconnectivity lags behind. Why
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">is
this so...?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For
instance reaching a branch office located in Tanzania
from their Kenya HQ office,or vice
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">versa
means traffic transits out from our cyberspace to some
international exchange point</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">somwhere
in London, hits the return trip back via some other
Link to Dar. This especially</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">affects
VOIP connectivity and quality, between interconnected offices,
and other services</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">that
rely on good QOS.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This,
especially while we are working on the economic, Social, and
perhaps Political </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">intergration
of the Comesa block seems to fly in the face of the major
milestones that have</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">been
achieved in the Telecommunication sectors of the member
countries, and I strongly</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">suggest
the industry addresses this urgently. We need a Regional
Internet Exchange point </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">set
up. Perhaps name it COMESA-IXP or something. But one thing is
clear; the more we</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">each
send traffic destined locally on a roundtrip to Europe or
elsewhere and back, means</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">we
incur huge transiting costs in the process, which dollars that
we export out should be</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">be
used to expand and develop our local & Regional
interconnection capacity..</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I
think, this is an issue worth being addressed and I'd be
interested to discuss this more</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">with
anyone interested to drive this forward.
Anyone..?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harry</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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