<div>Walu/Muriuki,</div><div><br></div><div>It would be interesting to see how this "reality check" will affect the marketing campaigns especially by AirTel and Safaricom. Those two seemed to be more absorbed into the pre-April Fools ;-) discussion on MNP.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Wainaina</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:37 AM, muriuki mureithi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke">mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Walu </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Anecdotal research shows most of those porting
are heading to safcom for the reason you have cited ………..
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">cheers </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Muriuki Mureithi </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Pristina;color:red">What could i be losing with all the gaining ? Bob Buford US
Author</span></b></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">@ Wire,<br>
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yes, Kenya made the move to number portability on 1st april 2011 (fools
day?). Unfortunately the uptake has been poor (only about 400 users
have ported accross to other networks todate - 6days later).<br>
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I had argued earlier in Kenyan lists that Number portability was needed 5yrs
ago - when mobile providers only had more or else a single service -voice
service on their networks. Today moving away from say Safcom means leaving
behind multiple services - most notably MPESA. Ofcourse every provider
has their MPESA equivalent but it just is not as widely available (limited
agents across the country) and they lack the '1st mover' advantages enjoyed
by the bigger player.<br>
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So in short, number portably is good - But ONLY when you effect it at the
right time. Which for Kenya this was about 5yrs ago - before mobile operators
became what they are today - a mixture of a bank, an ISP, a payment
geteway amongst others things.<br>
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walu.<br>
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--- On <b>Wed, 4/6/11, Gwoke Joachim <i><<a href="mailto:jowor2002@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jowor2002@yahoo.com</a>></i></b>
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From: Gwoke Joachim <<a href="mailto:jowor2002@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jowor2002@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability<br>
To: "I-Network Uganda" <<a href="mailto:i-network@dgroups.org" target="_blank">i-network@dgroups.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 10:00 AM</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">--- On Tue, 4/5/11, James Wire <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=lunghabo@gmail.com" target="_blank">lunghabo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
From: James Wire <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=lunghabo@gmail.com" target="_blank">lunghabo@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability<br>
To: "I-Network Uganda" <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=i-network@dgroups.org" target="_blank">i-network@dgroups.org</a>><br>
Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 1:16 AM<br>
Kenya has the led the way and they deserve a pat on the back. That sets the
bar or our local telecoms industry too and I am certain that it is just a
matter of time before we follow suit in .ug. As the saying goes ' If you dont
change, change will change you'.<br>
Wire<br>
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There is always a way to convince the powers that be about the 'security'
angle of number portability. Isn't it easier to peg an individual to a number
when there is number portability?<br>
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regards<br>
Joachim<br>
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