<div dir="ltr">We also need representation of Internet users on the USF. After all, the USF is all about users.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 August 2014 12:43, Matunda Nyanchama via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Mr Kioko you have point; innovation is about continuous improvement.</div><div><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
Just show explain that improvement should be in the Kenyan case; how do you or anyone propose to take telecom services to Mandera so that they can enjoy what others enjoy in urban centres like Nairobi.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">Absent of such alternative(s), the USF is the best option we have at the moment.</div>
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Have a good weekend.</div><div><br></div> <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"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Dennis Kioko <<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>; Matunda Nyanchama <<a href="mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com" target="_blank">mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 8, 2014 10:58 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Standoff looms as Safaricom, Airtel oppose new levy<br> </font> </div>
<div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div><div><div dir="ltr">The fact that things have successfully been done elsewhere doesn't mean there aren't newer or better ways to do them. </div>
<div dir="ltr">This is how startups like Uber emerged, doing what has been done for ages in a new way. </div>
<div>On 8 Aug 2014 09:58, "Matunda Nyanchama via kictanet" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div><br><br></div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span style="font-family:times,serif;font-size:18px">Friends,</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-family:times,serif;font-size:large"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span style="font-size:18px">The Universal Service Fund (USF) is a tried, tested and successful idea where it has been implemented well. The intention is noble: to help take (in our case) telecom services to disadvantaged areas where companies may not make as much money as others. The fund is supposed to help fund infrastructure in such areas or offer it as compensation/incentive for those that venture to such
areas.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;font-size:18px;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:18px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;font-size:18px;background-color:transparent">
In Canada, for instance, one enjoys similar quality of service and access to telecom services in Nunavut (a vast, sparsely populated territory near the North Pole) as in major urban and business centres as Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, ... and the like.</div>
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<span style="font-style:normal">In my opinion, it has taken longer than usual to operationalize the fund in Kenya! The recently
appointed team should accelerate the process and hence drive the benefits intended to </span><span style="font-style:italic">mwananchi</span> in areas that qualify to benefit from the fund.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;font-size:18px;background-color:transparent">
<br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;font-size:18px;background-color:transparent">Shukrani.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px;font-family:times,serif;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
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