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<div>BTW I prefer a situation where even interconnection costs are phased out. Let it be like the banking model where the banks do not add the cost of clearing inter-bank cheques. The cross-traffic cancels itself out. That is, why should I charge you for clearing my 10 cheques and you charge me for clearing my 10 cheques?</div>
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<p class="me03961MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt">Refereeing interconnection rates fundamentally assumes a cost structure otherwise the regulator would have no basis of setting and referring the interconnection rates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="me03961MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt">Muriuki Mureithi <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt">But unfortunately this is like a political debate--- the debate will be better informed if CCK which has the mandate can publish the price structure of a call taking into account our situation and the market dynamics . Certainly an operator who is innovative and brings down the ‘cost’ to for example below Ksh 0.50 should be encouraged and protected to price that way , those however charging below ‘cost’ should be shunned because , this business tactic is not overboard and it only takes a while when we have to pay dearly. CCK can and should help an informed debate and confirm if the ‘cost’ figures published by the media were accurate. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><!--/*SC*/defang_i/*EC*/--><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d; font-size: 9pt">Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Sir james m barrie<br>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><!--/*SC*/defang_b/*EC*/--><span style="font-weight: bold"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">From:</span><!--/*SC*//defang_b/*EC*/--></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt"> kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <!--/*SC*/defang_b/*EC*/--><span style="font-weight: bold">On Behalf Of <!--/*SC*//defang_b/*EC*/--></span>Edith Adera<br>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">The news I heard today made me wanna shadder! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">A player with market power asking for price controls in the telecom market? Are we progressing or retrogressing?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="me03961me26682msonormal1"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">Telecom Economics dictates otherwise and this must NOT happen in a free and competitive market! Our recent discussions on broadband access just goes to confirm that we are not there yet. We have not yet reached the most remote and isolated corners of this country....control MUST not be an option!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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