<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3557">Mwendwa,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3558"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3400">It could have been easier to break down these important issues and perhaps allocate each 1-2days for feedback from Listers on each of the issues.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3401" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3559" dir="ltr">Otherwise my controversial LTE/4GE views are well captured here <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3718" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2335364/-/11xds36z/-/index.html">Despite low uptake of 3G internet, mobile companies want to roll out 4G</a><br></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element" contenteditable="false"><table id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3739" class="link-enhancr-element" style="width:450px; 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font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3312" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3311" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_4214" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3310" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:44 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] LTE/4G and the state of broadband and Universal Access in Kenya<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418115862665_3403" class="y_msg_container"><br>(Apologies for cross-posting)<br><br>Nothing is as great as high internet speed. That is the mantra on<br>Safaricom's 4G page (1). Safaricom's 4G/LTE service is the first of<br>its kind in the region and promises a browsing experience like never<br>before. Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless<br>communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data<br>terminals.(2)<br><br>To use LTE you need a 4G capable Device (phone/tablet/modem), Change<br>to a 4G enabled SIM card and be in an area covered by the 4G service<br>i.e. Some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa.<br><br>With the rollout of 4G in some parts of Nairobi and Mombasa, we are<br>exploring the state of "real" broadband in Kenya, the cost to the<br>common citizen, and coverage. As we continue to privilege those of us<br>in urban areas, how are we catering for the interests and needs of the<br>marginalized?<br><br>TESPOK in August issued a statement (3) advising it's members not to<br>pay Universal Service Fund (4) until they meet with the Communications<br>Authority Director General and ICT cabinet Secretary to clearly define<br>the procedures and processes of administering the 0.5% of operators'<br>annual revenues. What is the current state of USF in Kenya? Is it<br>operational? Is the 0.5% sufficient to have any impact in society?<br><br>Are the USF Council members (5) representative of the Internet<br>community in Kenya? Are all stakeholders interests taken into<br>consideration in forming the council? Would these distinguished<br>citizens know the troubles the user in Kitui goes through when he has<br>to climb a flag-post to get network signal, or the parcel that arrives<br>in Lokitang after a month?<br><br>Internet Society Kenya Chapter and Kictanet seeks to engage in a<br>series of online discussions covering various trending issues which<br>will culminate in a public consultative forum with industry and<br>policymakers to share the feedback from the community and see how best<br>we can influence and shape the Internet landscape in Kenya.<br><br>Your valuable contribution is always appreciated.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br>Secretary, Internet Society Kenya.<br><br>NOTES<br>(1). <a href="http://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/internet/safaricom-4g-lte" target="_blank">http://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/internet/safaricom-4g-lte</a><br>(2). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_%28telecommunication%29" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_%28telecommunication%29</a><br>(3). <a href="http://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=310" target="_blank">http://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=310</a><br>(4). <a href="http://ca.go.ke/index.php/purpose-of-the-fund" target="_blank">http://ca.go.ke/index.php/purpose-of-the-fund</a><br>(5). <a href="http://ca.go.ke/index.php/universal-service-advisory-council" target="_blank">http://ca.go.ke/index.php/universal-service-advisory-council</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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