I thought this was an interesting move by Essar/Yu - a chat and email service for which you don't need a smart phone: <br><br><a href="http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201009213639/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-Press-Releases-Yu-Launch-Peperusha-Mobile-Chat-and-Email-Service.html">http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201009213639/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-Press-Releases-Yu-Launch-Peperusha-Mobile-Chat-and-Email-Service.html</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 September 2010 19:25, Crystal Watley Kigoni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crystal@voicesofafrica.org">crystal@voicesofafrica.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
As someone who has spent considerable time in both the slums and rural<br>
areas working on ICT projects, I can tell you quite plainly, the<br>
demand for internet is great amongst those with lower incomes, but the<br>
lack of access at an affordable price is a huge barrier. Also the lack<br>
of quality public internet and computer training facilities is another<br>
hurdle. A little knowledge at an affordable cost goes a long, long<br>
way.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Crystal<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
On 9/27/10, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm" target="_blank">http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm</a><br>
> Robert Yawe<br>
> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
> Kenya<br>
><br>
><br>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ________________________________<br>
> From: Mark Mwangi <<a href="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com">mwangy@gmail.com</a>><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> Sent: Mon, 27 September, 2010 10:14:15<br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
><br>
> Arguing that the low income earners will have little to do on the interwebs<br>
> is<br>
> abit short sighted if you ask me. Same arguments were supplied when the<br>
> mobile<br>
> phone was introduced. As Andrea said, it is abit patronising imagining that<br>
> a<br>
> guy in mukuru slum would have little use for email and Facebook. How<br>
> different<br>
> is he from us? It is not content that spurs access but access that spurs<br>
> content. If all the guys in the slums had access to a good connection they<br>
> would<br>
> create content THEMSELVES not be fed patronising content veiled as aid by<br>
> some<br>
> guy seated in a plush office waxing lyrical to foreign donors.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Muchiri Nyaggah <<a href="mailto:muchiri@semacraft.com">muchiri@semacraft.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi Andrea. You may be right, their interests may not be drastically<br>
> different<br>
> from those a bit more flush with cash or unbothered by the lack of it. It<br>
> may be<br>
> Chivas for one but Chang'aa for another. At the end of the day it's alcohol<br>
> for<br>
> both of them. However, to be meaningful to the lower income individual, the<br>
> alcohol would have to be delivered differently. Content that seeks to<br>
> empower me<br>
> will mostly be delivered in the format that works for the devices I am<br>
> accustomed to. For my friend who is bootstrapping to start a car repair<br>
> shop,<br>
> his cellphone is everything to him. To empower him, content on the subject<br>
> needs to be delivered in a format that works for HIS device.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>If FM radio has the kind of content that results in high levels of audience<br>
>><br>
>>engagement, how can it be ported onto the Internet? If sales of FM radio<br>
>> phones<br>
>>have gone up because of the conversations happening on that space, won't<br>
>> sales<br>
>>of data enabled phones go up because meaningful conversations are happening<br>
>><br>
>>online? More people taking up bandwidth may result in better economies of<br>
>> scale<br>
>>for network operators and lower costs for consumers (in my own little<br>
>> utopia at<br>
>>least) due to better headroom for competition. Better pricing would keep<br>
>> the<br>
>>government from entertaining populist ideas like price controls for<br>
>> bandwidth<br>
>>because supply and demand would have been modified to the customer's<br>
>> benefit.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>Little content, few subscribers, high prices. Let's make the Internet a<br>
>> place<br>
>>where [many] people want to go.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>Kind regards,<br>
>><br>
>>Muchiri Nyaggah<br>
>>Director<br>
>>@muchiri<br>
>>+254 722 506400<br>
>>Semacraft.com<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt<br>
>><<a href="mailto:andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com">andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>Hey all,<br>
>>><br>
>>>I really dislike the term 'bottom of the pyramid' or 'bottom billion' - I<br>
>>> find<br>
>>>those expression quite patronising. How about low-income clients or<br>
>>> something<br>
>>>along those lines?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>But that's by the by. I actually doubt that the so-called 'bottom billion'<br>
>>> has<br>
>>>so drastically different interests than the more middle class subscribers.<br>
>>> I<br>
>>>suspect that email/staying in touch, online dating, music and adult<br>
>>> content are<br>
>>>just as popular. Being poor doesn't automatically make you a more virtuous<br>
>>><br>
>>>person. Look at people who buy changaa: barely any disposable income. And<br>
>>> yet<br>
>>>they'd still spend it on alcohol.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>This is the big irony: with internet connectivity, we have a load of<br>
>>> information<br>
>>>at our fingertips. But few people actually bother looking it up. I see the<br>
>>><br>
>>>wildest speculation and conspiracy theories on Facebook that would take to<br>
>>> a<br>
>>>couple of seconds to clear up with a google search - but people don't do<br>
>>> it. I<br>
>>>suspect you must have learned how to ask questions, ask the right<br>
>>> questions,<br>
>>>search for information, figure out how to evaluate information etc. (and<br>
>>> yes,<br>
>>>I'm generalising here).<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>Another thought: People already create content for the low-income segment<br>
>>> - it's<br>
>>>just delivered through FM stations rather than the internet.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>Have a good week,<br>
>>>Andrea<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>>On 26 September 2010 01:22, Muchiri Nyaggah <<a href="mailto:muchiri@semacraft.com">muchiri@semacraft.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>The Internet is a highway (a super one even) that takes us where we want<br>
>>> to go.<br>
>>>I believe there's a lot of local content online, its just not very<br>
>>> meaningful<br>
>>>for the vast majority living at the bottom of the pyramid. People who are<br>
>>> busy<br>
>>>trying to put food on the table won't get on the highway to go to a place<br>
>>> called<br>
>>>'Hot or Not.' It's just not meaningful. I agree with Brian, for-profit<br>
>>>enterprises have no reason to drop prices unless it becomes necessary for<br>
>>> their<br>
>>>survival. It will become necessary when the current realities of doing<br>
>>> business<br>
>>>are modified by say, a drop in demand for the high-cost Internet they are<br>
>>>supplying.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>>As long we continue focusing on content such as blog posts, YouTube<br>
>>>> videos and<br>
>>>>entertainment applications, only those with disposable income or time<br>
>>>> will be<br>
>>>>consuming it. The real fortune for ISPs (like CK Prahalad said) lies at<br>
>>>> the<br>
>>>>bottom of the pyramid but until we generate content and applications that<br>
>>>> make<br>
>>>>meaning for the masses, we may have to live with a slow drop in prices<br>
>>>> much<br>
>>>>longer than we prefer to.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>>Don't expect ISPs to create the content either. They are in the<br>
>>>> 'transport'<br>
>>>>business. They are lousy at creating content.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>>Kind regards,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>Muchiri Nyaggah<br>
>>>>Director<br>
>>>>@muchiri<br>
>>>>+254 722 506400<br>
>>>>Semacraft.com<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>>On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:36 PM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>Hi,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>Your current ISP charges you $500 for a 1MB link from your location to<br>
>>>>> his edge<br>
>>>>>router, after that it is called best effort especially since most ISPs<br>
>>>>> do not<br>
>>>>>have bandwidth managers.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>I will take this seriously and do not back down when I come to you to<br>
> signup.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>Regards<br>
>>>>> Robert Yawe<br>
>>>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
>>>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
>>>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
>>>>>Kenya<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
> ________________________________<br>
> From: Agosta Liko <<a href="mailto:agostal@gmail.com">agostal@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>To: robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>>>>>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>>>>>Sent: Fri, 24 September, 2010 10:01:06<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>no Robert<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>1MB for 50USD ... to anywhere ... I dont get limitations from my<br>
>>>>>current providers<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>your thoughts ?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Hi,<br>
>>>>>> Fine, so long as it is local loop from your office to your collocation<br>
>>>>>> centre where you will be providing SaaS solutions.<br>
>>>>>> Regards<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Robert Yawe<br>
>>>>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
>>>>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
>>>>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
>>>>>> Kenya<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> ________________________________<br>
>>>>>> From: Agosta Liko <<a href="mailto:agostal@gmail.com">agostal@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>> To: robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>>>>>> Sent: Fri, 24 September, 2010 9:50:23<br>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Robert<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Si you start an ISP ? ... with 1:1 @ USD50 per MB ... I will be a<br>
>>>>>> customer<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Just thinking<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:44 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>><br>
>>wrote:<br>
>>>>>>> Hi,<br>
>>>>>>> When we talk about 1 MB for $500/- I believe we are referring to a<br>
>>>>>>> dedicated<br>
>>>>>>> connection with a contention ratio of 1:1 not shared provided by the<br>
>>>>>>> ISPs<br>
>>>>>>> of<br>
>>>>>>> 1:∞. So the ISP buys the 1 MB at $500/- dollars and sells it to 20<br>
>>>>>>> subscribers at $50/- a culture they developed during the good old<br>
>>>>>>> days of<br>
>>>>>>> satellite.<br>
>>>>>>> In addition the 1 MB is not from your equipment to the ISP but should<br>
>>>>>>> be<br>
>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>> entire route into the Internet. Exploited we still are and as has<br>
>>>>>>> been<br>
>>>>>>> said<br>
>>>>>>> by many the prices have still not come down sufficiently.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Robert Yawe<br>
>>>>>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
>>>>>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
>>>>>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
>>>>>>> Kenya<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> ________________________________<br>
>>>>>>> From: Brian Munyao Longwe <<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>> To: <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
>>>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thu, 23 September, 2010 17:21:40<br>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> I'm sorry to sound like a broken record but I don't know any ISP in<br>
>>>>>>> Kenya<br>
>>>>>>> selling 1Mb for >$500 - and anybody who is being extorted like this<br>
> should<br>
>>>>>>> go to a reputable ISP and get their service for tens of dollars, not<br>
>>>>>>> hundreds....<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Brian<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Edwin Onchari<br>
>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> “naomba serikali” or not…government policies ultimately affect<br>
>>>>>>>> demand<br>
> and<br>
>>>>>>>> supply laws in any market. While the call here is not to go the<br>
>>>>>>>> Finish<br>
>>>>>>>> way<br>
>>>>>>>> of making it a right for all citizens to have access to 1Mb of<br>
>>>>>>>> broadband<br>
>>>>>>>> by<br>
>>>>>>>> 2015, or UK’s 2Mb, GOK can move to create an environment that will<br>
>>>>>>>> encourage<br>
>>>>>>>> our good ISPs lower the current rates, currently >$500- remember,<br>
>>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> potential bulk users in Kenya earn <$1/day!<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Edwin<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Sales without Customer Service........is like stuffing money into a<br>
>>>>>>>> pocket<br>
>>>>>>>> full of holes.<br>
>>>>>>>> DAVID TOOMA<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>]<br>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 4:20 PM<br>
>>>>>>>> To: Edwin Onchari<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Is this another case of "naomba serikali inisaidie" - which is to<br>
> typical<br>
>>>>>>>> of us Kenyans....<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> It is my firm belief that we have a free and open market for<br>
>>>>>>>> internet<br>
>>>>>>>> services in Kenya - with little or no barriers to entry for any<br>
>>>>>>>> player.<br>
>>>>>>>> Could it just be that the rules of supply and demand are applying<br>
>>>>>>>> and<br>
>>>>>>>> thereby preventing the "drastic" drops in pricing that it seems many<br>
>>>>>>>> of<br>
>>>>>>>> use<br>
>>>>>>>> are dreaming about?<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> I think Walu is asking the right kinds of questions - how do we<br>
>>>>>>>> adjust<br>
>>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> supply/demand equation to bring about the desired results?<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> In my honest opinion government has been doing a good job of staying<br>
>>>>>>>> out<br>
>>>>>>>> of business - let's keep it that way.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Regards,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Brian<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Edwin Onchari<br>
>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Better yet, GOK should slice up its 40% stake and sell to smaller<br>
>>>>>>>> businesses that are willing to play ball, so that Kenyans are not at<br>
>>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> mercy of a handful ISPs that cannot get their act together<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Edwin<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Sales without Customer Service........is like stuffing money into a<br>
>>>>>>>> pocket<br>
>>>>>>>> full of holes.<br>
>>>>>>>> DAVID TOOMA<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=<a href="http://lynxbits.com" target="_blank">lynxbits.com</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
>>>>>>>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari">kictanet-bounces+eonchari</a>=<a href="http://lynxbits.com" target="_blank">lynxbits.com</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>]<br>
>>>>>>>> On<br>
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Harry Hare<br>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:35 PM<br>
>>>>>>>> To: Edwin<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Hello All,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Who in this forum thought it possible to enjoy the new calling rates<br>
>>>>>>>> which<br>
>>>>>>>> are 50% of what we used to pay? My point, we need a disruptive force<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
> that<br>
>>>>>>>> will force the ISPs to lower their rates. The Government still hold<br>
>>>>>>>> 40%<br>
>>>>>>>> of<br>
>>>>>>>> TEAMS, and I remember the PS once saying that he will use this if<br>
>>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> operators fail to drop their costs. Probably this is the<br>
>>>>>>>> time...this,<br>
>>>>>>>> together with NOFBI, the ministry has capacity to roll out a<br>
>>>>>>>> project<br>
>>like<br>
>>>>>>>> -<br>
>>>>>>>> “free internet for all”, another first from Kenya.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Think about it.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Harry<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> On 9/23/10 2:14 PM, "Walubengo J" <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Yes WHOLESALE prices are down by 80% but RETAIL prices remain<br>
>>>>>>>> relatively<br>
>>>>>>>> high. Are the ISP/Telco eating up the difference by way of<br>
>>>>>>>> SUPER-PROFITS?<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Not sure. There are multiple and intermediary variables that play<br>
> between<br>
>>>>>>>> the Wholesale Level and the Retail Level that includes, but not<br>
>>>>>>>> limited<br>
>>>>>>>> to<br>
>>>>>>>> Cost of Local loops, Usage/Volume Levels, Local Content,<br>
>>>>>>>> Regulatory&<br>
>>>>>>>> Competition Environments, Charging Models, etc.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> The challenge is to get a way in which to measure and establish<br>
>>>>>>>> which of<br>
>>>>>>>> the above variables will have the biggest, positive and sustainable<br>
>>>>>>>> impact<br>
>>>>>>>> on Retail Internet pricing. Worse still, a "wrong" distortion of<br>
>>>>>>>> any of<br>
>>>>>>>> the<br>
>>>>>>>> above maybe counterproductive to the others in the long run. It<br>
>>>>>>>> requires<br>
>>>>>>>> a<br>
>>>>>>>> delicate balance of the whole ecosystem.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> But perhaps I could be wrong..<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> walu.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> --- On Thu, 9/23/10, McTim <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> From: McTim <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo<br>
>>>>>>>> To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>
>>>>>>>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"<br>
>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:28 PM<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Hi,<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Edwin Onchari<br>
>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a><br>
>>>>>>>> </mc/compose?to=<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a>> > wrote:<br>
>>>>>>>> > Yes Dennis,<br>
>>>>>>>> ><br>
>>>>>>>> ><br>
>>>>>>>> ><br>
>>>>>>>> > Take the case of the US for instance. 1 Mb (dedicated) is going<br>
>>>>>>>> > for<br>
>>>>>>>> > less<br>
>>>>>>>> > than $50…<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Wholesale cost there is ~$2.50 for 1 Mb/sec<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> >in Kenya, it’s anything between $500-$800.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Wholesale price in Kenya? Around 50 USD per Mb/sec (in Mombasa) is<br>
>>>>>>>> what I heard recently from an industry player. That is probably for<br>
>>>>>>>> a<br>
>>>>>>>> volume purchase of course.<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> African eDevelopment Resource Centre<br>
>>>>>>>> eDevelopment House : : 604 Limuru Road<br>
>>>>>>>> Old Muthaiga : : P O Box 49475 00100<br>
>>>>>>>> Nairobi : : Kenya<br>
>>>>>>>> T +254 20 3741646/7 : : C +254 725 650044<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Training : : Research: :Consultancy: : Publishing<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
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