<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you GG for sharing.</div><div><br></div>The danger is in standing still. At least there is movement in the right direction.<div><br><div>Now we need to have a clear document outlining the contribution of the major firms to the USF kitty since it was setup. The Civil Society should step-up the pressure to ensure that the kitty is used optimally and the herdsman in Moyale, and the fisherman in Rusinga Island have access to affordable broadband.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div>Is there representation of users on the Universal Service Advisory Council?</div><div><br></div><div>Warm regards</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>______________________<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 November 2013 19:09, 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>As we continue to pontificate as a country Rwanda's is already rolling out free connectivity in selected areas...<br><br><div><span>Ali Hussein</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">
+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>"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><div class="h5"><div><br>On Nov 13, 2013, at 1:31 AM, Grace Githaiga <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">
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The Communications Commission of Kenya and mobile phone companies will unveil a roadmap to the launch of the Universal Service Fund.</p></div><span style="color:rgb(128,128,128);font-family:Georgia,'ITC Century W01 Light';font-size:17px;line-height:25px">The fund was set up to help step up telecommunication infrastructure in rural and remote areas, which are normally considered financially unviable.</span><div>
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