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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>+ 1 @Ali.<div><br></div><div>Apart from the Interactive map, it would be useful to have half yearly reports showing the exact disbursements, not just as a matter of transparency, but also for encouraging the telcos that have to contribute to this fund. </div><div><br></div><div>Further, a clear criteria on how to arrive at who gets funded would be useful. I have in mind projects that may be supported due to political patronage (my MP insisting), but do not warrant such funding. </div><div><br></div><div>In addition, the need to have public interest representation in that USF board.</div><div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:51:09 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Draft National ICT Policy Discussions Day 4 of 10: How to enhance Universal Service & Access<br>From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>CC: ali@hussein.me.ke<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br><br><div>Barrack and all</div><div id="ecxAppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="ecxAppleMailSignature"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Universal Service Access Fund is a commendable initiative but too often there hasn't been much information on the impact the critical resource is having. My suggestion would be to have an interactive real time map showing its impact and why certain regions are chosen to receive its largess and not others. This should be linked with Infrastructure sharing and last mile strategies to provide connectivity from the NOFBI. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WayLeaves in my humble opinion are a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Access. Some counties think that this is a major income earner. We need to dissuade them from this myopic thinking</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">. There has to be robust engagement with counties to ensure that ISPs and Telcos are not held to ransom by short term county revenue hunting at the expense of spreading ubiquitous broadband connectivity. This is so critical that a clear strategy paper needs to be put together by all stakeholders to guarantee its implementation.</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What are the roadblocks that hinder us from achieving universal broadband connectivity?</span></div><br><div><span style=""><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style=""><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><br></div><div><p style=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><p style=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><br></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span style=""><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 28 Jun 2016, at 7:43 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote><div><span>Listers,</span><br><span></span><br><span>We inadvertently skipped the day 4 discussion since it was to be done</span><br><span>over the weekend (Saturday 25 June 2016). As such we will back track</span><br><span>so that we can tackle the topics which are very important.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Today we focus on the following topics</span><br><span></span><br><span>*Universal Access (Infrastructure)</span><br><span></span><br><span>*Universal Service (PWD)</span><br><span></span><br><span>*Affordable Internet broadband Services</span><br><span></span><br><span>*Affordable User Devices</span><br><span></span><br><span>*Public e-Literacy</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Background</span><br><span>Universal service principles are based on the fact that all citizens</span><br><span>are entitled to basic communication rights. In other words, the</span><br><span>government is obliged to ensure that communication signals reach all</span><br><span>Kenyans, irrespective of their income levels, remote localities, lack</span><br><span>of (e)literacy and/or disabilities (e.g. the blind/deaf/etc).</span><br><span></span><br><span>There was recent access-gap study commissioned by the regulator which</span><br><span>confirmed that a large number of Kenyan localities are underserved</span><br><span><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/3155384/-/l3vdw8z/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/3155384/-/l3vdw8z/-/index.html</a>.</span><br><span></span><br><span>How can we change the situation?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Barrack O. Otieno</span><br><span>+254721325277</span><br><span>+254733206359</span><br><span>Skype: barrack.otieno</span><br><span>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>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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