<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div><div>Hi Fiona,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for keeping us posted on the progress on the process of leveraging NOFBI, I would like to just raise 2 issues</div><div><br></div><div>1. In your report point 2 mentions government and licensed operators, how can the consumers participate?</div><div><br></div><div>2. Is it possible to get an up to date layout of NOFBI? </div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br> </div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2"
face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Fiona Asonga <tespok@tespok.co.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, 25 July, 2011 17:51:52<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)<br></font><br>Hallo Listers,<br><br>Other the last couple of days there has been growing interest in the status<br>of the government build National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure.<br>Since last week PS Dr. Ndemo and his team at the MOIC have been engaging<br>operators in discussions to find the best way to maximize value on the<br>government built NOFBI infrastructure. In summary the outcome of the<br>meetings has
been that;<br>1. NOFBI is accessible to all interested licensed operators who shall<br>provide the last mile solutions to their customers. <br>2. A management committee comprising of various operators and government has<br>been put in place to finalize on suitable pricing and ensure as many people<br>as possible have access to the backbone infrastructure and ensure that it<br>is eventually self-sustainable.<br>3. The management committee shall share quarterly reports on the progress <br><br>It is the hope of all those involved that the use of this shared platform<br>will be a contributing factor to the reduced costs of internet access.<br><br>Kind regards,<br><br><br>Fiona Asonga <br>Chief Executive Officer <br>Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet<br>Exchange Point <br>Board Member Africa Internet Services Providers Association<br>NRO Number Council <a
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