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<div>On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:33 +0300, "muriuki mureithi" <mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote:</div>
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<p class="me26682MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt">Edith you are not alone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="me26682MsoNormal"><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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="me26682MsoNormal"><!--/*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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<!--/*SC*/defang_b/*EC*/--><span style="font-weight: bold">Subject:<!--/*SC*//defang_b/*EC*/--></span> [kictanet] Price Control in the Telecom Market in Kenya?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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