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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hallo All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have finally gotten hold of the NOFBI map, kindly find attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fiona Asonga <br>Chief Executive Officer <br>Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point <br>Board Member Africa Internet Service Providers Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Co-ordinator of Membership and Communication of the Africa Computer Emergency Response Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'>NRO Number Council</span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'><a href="http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html">http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html</a></span></i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'>ASO Address Council</span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#2C00FF'><a href="http://aso.icann.org/ac/">http://aso.icann.org/ac/</a></span></i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>14<sup>th</sup> Floor, Bruce House <br>Standard Street <br> <br>Tel: +254 20 2245 036 <br>Cell: +254 721 713 504 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Website: <a href="http://www.tespok.or.ke/">www.tespok.or.ke</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=227 height=85 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01CC4E07.77B32AF0" alt="TESPOK Logo new"><img border=0 width=122 height=77 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01CC4E07.759D6A50" alt="KIXP logo"> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=204 height=70 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CC4E07.77B32AF0" alt="iCSIRT LOGO"><br></span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:#004080'>“Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:#004080'>within the Industry and Government”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet-bounces+tespok=tespok.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tespok=tespok.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>warigia bowman<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> tespok@tespok.co.ke<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Fiona<br><br>Many thanks for this. <br><br>Following up on Yawe's point, can we get a PDF map of NOFBI to the list? I had asked PS Ndemo for this at the Kenya IGF. <br><br>Many thanks if you can assist with this. <br><br>Yours, Rigia<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Fiona,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for keeping us posted on the progress on the process of leveraging NOFBI, I would like to just raise 2 issues<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1. In your report point 2 mentions government and licensed operators, how can the consumers participate?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2. Is it possible to get an up to date layout of NOFBI? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<br> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: <a href="tel:%2B254722511225" target="_blank">+254722511225</a>, <a href="tel:%2B254202010696" target="_blank">+254202010696</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Fiona Asonga <<a href="mailto:tespok@tespok.co.ke" target="_blank">tespok@tespok.co.ke</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Mon, 25 July, 2011 17:51:52<br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Update on National Optical Fiber Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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 href="http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html" target="_blank">http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html</a><br>ASO Address Council <a href="http://aso.icann.org/ac/" target="_blank">http://aso.icann.org/ac/</a><br> <br>14th Floor, Bruce House <br>Standard Street <br> <br>Tel: <a href="tel:%2B254%2020%202245%20036" target="_blank">+254 20 2245 036</a> <br>Cell: <a href="tel:%2B254%20721%20713%20504" target="_blank">+254 721 713 504</a> <br>Website: <a href="http://www.tespok.or.ke" target="_blank">www.tespok.or.ke</a><br> <br>“Industry voice in Telecommunications, Providing Policy and Direction <br>within the Industry and Government”<br><br><br><br>-- <br>This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>believed to be clean.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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