<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Bobby</div><div><br></div><div>If your assumption is correct then Orange should be the best managed Telco today..</div><div><br></div><div>Having said that Free Markets must also be regulated hence we can't really belabor the role a regulator plays.. </div><div><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb</span></div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Oct 17, 2013, at 9:32 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt">@Ali,<br><br>CCK has already resolved the issue it is called "the other option" plus number portability.<br><br>I have said this before and I will repeat it without any fear or prejudice, it is more difficult to manage 10 million subscribers than 1 million, based on this fact let CCK use weighted averages.<br><br>This concept has also been proven in the number of madmen in a village.<br><br>Regards<br><br>Disclaimer: To the best of my knowledge none of my relatives nor myself have been paid by Safaricom for me to make this post.<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya</div><div><br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, 17 October 2013, 8:33, Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6617089661"><div><div>Bobby</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Granted. That doesn't mean they should sit on their laurels. We are simply raising the bar. In a land of the blind it doesn't mean the one eyed man is all seeing..He sees yes..but he would like to have the other eye too..</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>CCK with all its shortcomings needs to be supported when its doing something right. And in this case they are. We all have experienced dropped calls, mediocre service etc. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><span style="">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb</span></div><div><br clear="none"></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div class="yiv6617089661yqt0366365633" id="yiv6617089661yqt31725"><div><br clear="none">On Oct 17, 2013, at 8:00 AM, robert yawe <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt;">Hi,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Please send the following link to CCK <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2013/05/safaricom-in-sh25-5bn-net-profit/">http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2013/05/safaricom-in-sh25-5bn-net-profit/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><span>It is called a public opinion rating.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br clear="none"><span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18.6667px;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>Regards<br clear="none"></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br clear="none">KAY System Technologies Ltd<br clear="none">Phoenix
House, 6th Floor<br clear="none">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br clear="none">Kenya</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div>Tel:
+254722511225, +254202010696</div><div class="yiv6617089661yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;"> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:14pt;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, 17 October 2013, 5:10, Ali Hussein <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div class="yiv6617089661y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6617089661"><div><div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/index.html" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;">Safaricom</a><span style=""> is headed for a clash
with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) over quality checks that will determine the renewal of its licence next year.</span></div><div><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="">The mobile telecoms firm reckons that the regulator’s quality checks — which have labelled Safaricom non-compliant — are erroneous and that an independent assessment has given it a clean bill of health.</span></div><div><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="">The telcos are expected to deliver overall performance of at least 80 per cent on eight indicators to be compliant, but Safaricom had the worst score of 50 per cent in the year to June while Airtel was rated at 62.5 per cent. Telkom and Essar both achieved 87.5 per cent.</span></div><div><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style="">On Wednesday, Safaricom said an independent assessor had given it a score of 87.5 per cent, a rating that is
expected to spark a fresh row with the CCK.</span></div><div><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-fights-CCK-over-voice-quality-checks/-/539550/2035438/-/item/0/-/wis1twz/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-fights-CCK-over-voice-quality-checks/-/539550/2035438/-/item/0/-/wis1twz/-/index.html</a></span><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style=""><span style=""><b>Who do you believe? Safaricom or CCK? </b></span></div><div style=""><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div style=""><span style="">From a personal level my take is that CCK is on the right track and need to tighten the screws on QoS across all services in the Telco and ISP space. We have become too comfortable with mediocre service and this is just not on. </span></div><div style=""><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div style=""><span style="">As an example for the last one year my company has been paying service charges to Orange for several lines which do not work. I have even</span><span style=""> written to the CEO's office with Zero action. I have written to the CCK complaint hotline with Zero action. The only reason I'm forced to pay every month is because some of those lines are tied to a Pilot line and hence Orange is 'unable' to detach them...surely.. </span></div><div style=""><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div style=""><span style="">Ali Hussein</span></div><div style=""><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style=""><span style=""><br clear="none"></span></div><div style=""><span style="">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili
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