Hi Francis,<br><br><br>Thanks for this input.<br><br>I am going to pass this to Access Kenya just in case this merry-go-round continues.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Francis Hook <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:francis.hook@gmail.com" target="_blank">francis.hook@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Washington<br>
This is an issue of infrastructure sharing and co-location and most<br>
regulators in Africa (and perhaps around the world) that are cognizant<br>
of various issues like the environment, scarce natural resources<br>
(hills) and also sympathetic to operators needs to manage capital<br>
costs/wastage/duplication, are actively encouraging operators to share<br>
non core infrastructure like towers/masts/fibre/etc<br>
<br>
I stumbled across a document on the CCK site that reads, in part:<br>
<br>
"4.5.3 Each Operator shall, upon receipt of a request to collocate,<br>
avail its terms for site sharing or colocation. The process of<br>
requesting for site sharing or co-location shall be as set out in<br>
Annex III.<br>
4.5.4 An Operator who declines a request to site share or co-locate<br>
shall be obliged to give its reasons to<br>
justify such refusal to site share or co-locate in writing to the<br>
requesting Operator.<br>
4.5.4.1 any request for collocation/site-sharing that is declined,<br>
whether justifiable or not, shall<br>
be reported to the Administrator of this Code by the requesting<br>
licensee, including the<br>
reasons advanced for the denial"<br>
<br>
The document is entitled "CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF<br>
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IN KENYA" - it is not dated.<br>
<br>
So I gather its AK that should implore CCK to intervene. While they<br>
are right in keeping you in the loop as to why there is a bottle neck,<br>
its their job to pursue that.<br>
<br>
Here is the full<br>
document....<a href="http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Codes_of_Practice_Infrustructure.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/downloads/Codes_of_Practice_Infrustructure.pdf</a><br>
<br>
One question - if TKL are the ones with a tower/mast - why not deal<br>
directly with them?<br>
<br>
Rgds<br>
<br>
F<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
On 16 September 2012 10:04, Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello listers,<br>
><br>
> Does someone here know someone who knows someone at Orange TKL who can help<br>
> me out?<br>
><br>
> I am waiting for connectivity to some remote place in the wilderness of<br>
> Nanyuki for 1 month now. The cause? Access Kenya Projects Team is waiting<br>
> for clearance from to access an Orange Kenya mast in Nanyuki - which is<br>
> where my radios need to be mounted.<br>
><br>
> My understanding is that Access Kenya is leasing mast space from Orange<br>
> Kenya's facility in Nanyuki town. However, waiting for 1 month to get<br>
> approval to access the mast doesn't sound quite right, but that is what I am<br>
> told it is.<br>
><br>
> Seriously, I believe the sharing of the mast is a commercial venture between<br>
> the two providers. There must be a way to shorten the bureaucratic tape at<br>
> Orange Kenya. I am waiting for service and I so hope someone knows someone,<br>
> honestly.<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>
> Nairobi,KE<br>
> +254733744121/+254722743223<br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254733744121/+254722743223<br>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <br>I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.<br>
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