<div dir="ltr">@Ali what I am saying is that as @warero said, the SIM is still the networks property and though it may be annoying to us, it is not exactly a 'wrong' thing they are doing. Vote with our wallets?</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>So Mark..what you are saying is that it is ok to send us Spam? I will definitely read the fine print again.<div class="im"><br><br><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">Ali Hussein</span></div>
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<br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><a href="tel:%2B254%20713%20601113" value="+254713601113" target="_blank">+254 713 601113</a></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb</span></div>
<div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On May 3, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Mark Mwangi <<a href="mailto:mwangy@gmail.com" target="_blank">mwangy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div><div dir="ltr">Clearly very few of us read the fine print when e bought our SIM cards. Safaricom <a href="http://et.al" target="_blank">et.al</a>. can do whatever they wish including sending you a message every morning reminding you to buy credit. This is neither illegal or within the jurisdiction of CCK. Please read the infamous terms and conditions. <div>
<br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Matunda Nyanchama <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com" target="_blank">mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">
Advertisements (as in newspapers, TV, etc.) provide the primary course of revenue for these businesses.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="background-color:transparent">
<font face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Safaricom and other telcos need to demonstrate that they are offering services as below par prices and hence need to recoup/make a profit through ads.</font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">
<font face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">There is no justification for bombarding individuals with ads when they are not getting a cut in airtime rates.</div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">
CCK should step in and advise accordingly.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">
Regards.</div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">
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<span><br></span></div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></div><div><font size="3"> </font>Message: 1</div><div>Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 13:16:13 +0300</div><div>From: William Warero <<a href="mailto:wwarero@gmail.com" target="_blank">wwarero@gmail.com</a>></div>
<div>To: Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></div><div><div>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></div>
</div><div><div>Subject: Re: [kictanet] SPAM/OPT IN/OPT OUT MARKETING FROM THE
TELCOS</div><div> - DEATH BY SMS</div></div><div>Message-ID:</div><div> <<a href="mailto:CAA1AGAex%2B18ovzkn0b7-_BqtUELfS4zeSNuN5ciQGoWs%2BsqAjg@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">CAA1AGAex+18ovzkn0b7-_BqtUELfS4zeSNuN5ciQGoWs+sqAjg@mail.gmail.com</a>></div>
<div>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"</div><div><div><br></div><div>Well, from the network's perspective it is not spam. When you purchase a</div><div>SIM card or enter into a contract for use of a line, it remains the</div>
<div>network's property. Similar to the TV model, the advertisement slots are a</div><div>secondary revenue stream and a mode of directing traffic one way or the</div><div>other, particularly for networks other than Safaricom.</div>
<div><br></div><div>However, in the interest of retaining their clients they monitor the</div><div>frequency of the messages sent to subscribers in slots, just as the media</div><div>companies do.</div><div><br></div><div>
The "Do Not Disturb" lists do exist I believe, and should be effected upon</div><div>request to their
respective customer care options.</div><div><br></div><div>With over 16 million Kenyans being online and growing,the majority</div><div>accessing the internet by phone, I believe we will be seeing more and more</div><div>
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