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The Airtel licence is due for renewal in February. 2015. Apologies for the inadvertent error.</div>
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<div><b>From: </b>Mark Okuttah</div>
<div><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, 30 July 2013 10:15 PM</div>
<div><b>To: </b>Wambua, Christopher</div>
<div><b>Cc: </b>Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions</div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>RE: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Wambua,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just wondering if Airtel renewal falls on February 2014 and Safaricom June 2014 how come during the press event there was no mention of Airtel license was and from your response it even comes much earlier
than Safaricom?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Okuttah. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mokuttah=ke.nationmedia.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wambua, Christopher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mark Okuttah<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ali,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I missed it, and thanks for the reminder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As you may appreciate, I have no competence to speak on behalf of the National Treasury. However, my assumption is that that the money goes to big kitty. This may not necessarily be bad for the sector as the
same money could be used to develop infrastructure i.e. roads, electricity etc. which are crucial for deployment of ICT infrastructure. Infrastructure is also important in supporting productive activities without which consumption of ICT services would be
a challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The renewal of Airtel is due in February 2014, Essar in 2018, and Orange in December 2022. It is not expected that shareholders would fail to pay as they have many options of raising the money. If they fail
to meet the renewal requirements, the Commission would <u>consider</u> a number of options including auctioning the spectrum.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In respect to the Fund, the Commission is currently consolidating licensee comments/input on the USF framework. The framework is meant to inform the public and all stakeholders about the key aspects, considerations,
and principles that the Commission shall uphold in administering the Fund (the framework is available at http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/current_consultations/USF-Framework.pdf) . Once this exercise is completed, the Commission shall embark on the
process of invoicing licensees for the levy with a view to bringing the Fund into operation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Christopher Wambua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Manager – Communications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Consumer and Public Affairs Department<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Communications Commission of Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel: +254 20 4242209<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.cck.go.ke"><span style="color:#1F497D">www.cck.go.ke</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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""> Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wambua, Christopher<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bwana Wambua<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm assuming you missed this:-<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wambua<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for sharing. That's quite abit of change there! :) may I ask a few questions?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. How does the exchequer spend this money? Is this plowed back into the sector or does it go into the big kitty and used up among the other monies in the treasury?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. When are the other telcos licenses coming up for renewal? I'm asking this as I feel its pertinent and linked to the continued vibrancy and competitiveness in the sector. I'm very curious whether the other Telcos - Orange, Yu and Airtel
have the local balance sheets to afford this new fee unless their mother companies bail them out. The case of Orange is obvious. They are already asking Telcom France and the Kenyan Government to pump in several billion shillings in a rescue package. So my
question is this:- When these licenses come up for renewal and these companies fail to pay up what's the plan? Will we yank their licenses? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3. Lastly Wambua, I have asked this question severally. Where are we at on the issue of the Universal Access Fund? Based on the presentation by Madame Susan Mochache-Wekesa it is very obvious that the country requires to double up on the
rollout of the NOFBI to ensure universal broadband access. We know that the members are now in place and its been several months. Can we have a status report on the activities so far and their 5 year Strategic Plan?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Ali Hussein</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Jul 29, 2013, at 5:38 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <<a href="mailto:Wambua@cck.go.ke">Wambua@cck.go.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Edith/Listers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">One of the responsibilities of CCK is to protect the interests of consumers, including against poor quality of service. To this end, CCK independently monitors the QoS on annual basis to determine whether licensees
meet the minimum set parameters or standards. Each year, we publish the performance of the four mobile operators in respect to QoS to empower consumers make informed choices in the market. We also levy penalties on non-compliant licensees (i.e. those that
do not meet the set standards). The penalties stipulated in the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A of Kshs500,000, are however too low and do not serve as an adequate deterrent. To address this, the penalties have been enhanced in the proposed
Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill. CCK is also enhancing its monitoring capabilities to be able to process and publish the performance results more frequently for public information and as a way of encouraging service providers to provide
quality services. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The monitoring results also assist licensees to identify areas of non-compliance for purposes of improvement. Arising from our concern over QoS performance, CCK has requested non-compliant licensees to submit
action plans on how they intend to improve on QoS. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Let me also add that QoS is a major consideration in the renewal of licences for the mobile operators and other service providers. The renewal of the Safaricom licence is due in June 2014. CCK is looking forward
to enhancing the licence conditions in respect to QoS to make ensure that consumers get value for their money.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Christopher Wambua</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Manager – Communications</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Consumer and Public Affairs Department</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Communications Commission of Kenya</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel: +254 20 4242209</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:info@cck.go.ke"><span style="color:#1F497D">info@cck.go.ke</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.cck.go.ke"><span style="color:#1F497D">www.cck.go.ke</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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""> Edith Adera [<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca">mailto:eadera@idrc.ca</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2013 4:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wambua, Christopher<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Wambua,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. Actually, 2 weeks ago an email I had composed for the list got deleted before I could deliver it…then I got swamped!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">The email was about the “poor quality of service” from Safaricom – too many dropped calls, uncompleted calls, undelivered sms”, hanging sms” etc. and asking the
<span style="color:red">BIG QUESTION: “WHAT IS CCK DOING ABOUT THIS UNACCEPTABLY LOW QUALITY OF SERVICE?”</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">I see you have suggested that renewal of license is subject to “ …..meeting
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">set minimum quality of service standards by June 2014.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why by June 2014?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We want good service NOW!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Can CCK address this <u>now</u> and get back to us telling us what will be done
<u>now</u> and NOT June 2014?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Concerned Edith</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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
<a href="mailto:[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke]">[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke]</a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wambua, Christopher<br>
<b>Sent:</b> July 26, 2013 4:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edith Adera<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] CCK to renew Safaricom's licence<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Listers, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">CCK to renew Safaricom’s licence
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font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Kenya’s largest mobile operator – Safaricom – will pay Kshs2.36billion (US$27million) for renewal of its operating licence for a further
term of 10 years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">CCK today announced that the renewal of Safaricom’s licence would depend on the operator paying the renewal fee upfront and meeting the
set minimum quality of service standards by June 2014. Safaricom’s initial licence term of 15 years is set to expire on 30th June 2014 but has a provision for a possible renewal for a further term of 10 years.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Addressing the media at the CCK offices, CCK Director General Mr. Francis Wangusi said the renewed Safaricom licence would come with a set
of new licence terms and conditions negotiated between the regulator and the mobile operator.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The licence renewal fee of US$27 million is based on the bid price offered for the third GSM mobile licence by the latest entrant to the
mobile telecoms market in Kenya -Econet Wireless Kenya Ltd (now Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The Director General said that whereas Safaricom has significantly contributed to the economy, developed innovative products and services
and met most its licence obligations, the mobile operator needs to up its game in regard to meeting the set quality of service standards.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">‘‘We have considered the fact that whereas Safaricom has met most of its licence obligations, its continued failure to meet the set Quality
of Service standards remains a concern that needs to be addressed,’’ said Mr. Wangusi.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Mr. Wangusi further said the three other mobile operators would pay the same amount for renewal of their licences for a further term of
10 year to ensure parity and a level playing ground for all service providers in the sector.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">At the sametime, the Director General said the spectrum assigned to the four mobile operators will be subjected to an auction after the
expiry of the 10-year renewal term. , </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">The full statement of the Director General is available on the CCK website at
<a href="http://www.cck.go.ke/news/speeches/2013/Press_statement__Safaricom_licence.pdf">
http://www.cck.go.ke/news/speeches/2013/Press_statement__Safaricom_licence.pdf</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">Wambua</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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