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</div><h3 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52908"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52909">Day 1 of 3: 2016 ICT Year in Review Feedback -
Policy, Legal & Regulatory Issues</span></h3>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52910"> </div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52911"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52912">Listers,
(apologies for cross-posting)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52913"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52914"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52915"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52916">Thanks
again for those who spared time to provide feedback - so that the rest of us
can read and interrogate the same :-)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52917"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52918"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52919"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52920">Over the
next 3 days I shall share the feedback and basically hope to get further
reactions from the floor. I attach the feedback document but with
summaries below:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52921"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52922"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52923"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52924"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52925">1. Policy
& Legal Feedback</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52926"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52927"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52928"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52929"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52930"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52931" lang="EN-US">a) 52% of the respondents felt that the Universal
Service Fund(USF) had not met its objective. 40% felt that it had to a moderate
extent while 8% felt it had a very large extent.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52932"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52933"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52934"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52935" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52936"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-style:italic" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52937" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52938">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52939">
</span></span></span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52940"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52941" lang="EN-US">CSOs tapping
into the fund; for advocacy, lobbying</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53145"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52940"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52941" lang="EN-US">- Innovators - for groundbreaking research and solutions that others may ride on as enterprises<br></span></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52942"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52943"> </span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52944"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52945"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52946" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52947">a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52948">
</span></span></span></i><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52949"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52950" lang="EN-US">61% of the
respondents felt that ICT Policies and initiative had not impacted the
counties. 23% of the respondents felt that these had moderately impacted the
counties, while 10% felt they had an impact to a very large extent.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52951"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52952">- County
Governments must take initiative to inbuilt in their services. </span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52953"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52954"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52955" lang="EN-US">c) 41% of the respondents felt that the multi-stakeholder approach
between ICT stakeholders and government was moderately achieved. 31% felt
it was not achieved while 25% felt it was, to a very large extent.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52956"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52957"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52958" lang="EN-US">We have seen public calls to ICT stakeholders by Government agencies</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52959"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52960"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52961" lang="EN-US">- The Tech community contribution can do much better</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52962"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52963"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52964" lang="EN-US">- CSOs are not at the forefront lobbying - <span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52965"> </span>perhaps may not have the capacity </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52966"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52967"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52968"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52969" lang="EN-US">d) Policy/Legal Issues not yet addressed include: Cyber Crime /Cyber
Security Bill and its position in Senate and National Assembly, Data Protection
Bill, ICT Practitioners Bill, Privacy Issue Linkages between National &
County Governments on ICT matters, Quality of Internet, Infrastructure Sharing</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52970"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52971"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52972"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52973" lang="EN-US">Regulatory Feedback</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52974"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52975"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52976" lang="EN-US">The feedback loop can be improved</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52977"></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52978"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52979"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52980" lang="EN-US">2. Regulatory Feedback</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52981"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52982"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52983"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52984" lang="EN-US">a) 48% of the respondents felt that the question of affordable communications/internet
pricing had not been well addressed. 30% felt that the question of affordable
pricing has been moderately addressed while 20% felt it has been addressed to a
very large extent.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52985"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52986">- CSOs who are best placed to lobby
for this seem not to consider ICT as a frontier to venture into. They are still
focused on the poverty areas where donors pump money of food, health, education</span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52987"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52988">- Donor support linked to the ICTs is
new frontier that entities like ISOC Chapter may champion for</span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52989"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52990"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52991" lang="EN-US">b) 68% of the respondents felt that the issue of dominance in the sector
was affecting pricing of communication services to a very large extent. 16%
felt it moderately affected pricing while 13% felt it was really not an issue.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52992"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52993"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52994" lang="EN-US">- Monopoly, oligopoly with a lukewarm regulator hand to players is not
good for the consumer. It is very good for the investor</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52995"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52996"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52997" lang="EN-US">- The fact that the ICT sector is predominantly foreign-owned should be a
contributor – with repatriation of profits and foreign versus local interests</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52998"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_52999"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53000" lang="EN-US">c) 48% of the respondents felt that the urban-rural digital divide had
not been adequately addressed while 34% felt that it had been moderately
addressed while only 7% felt it had been addressed to a very large extent. </span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53001"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53002"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53003" lang="EN-US">Urban-urban divide requires to get into the conversation. This is also a
discriminatory element.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53004"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53005"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53006" lang="EN-US">- ISPs cables within urban centres terminate as you enter into a slum
area.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53007"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53008"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53009" lang="EN-US">- What this means is that the low income pay more, have to find their
own local ways to access services</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53010"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53011"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53012" lang="EN-US">e.g Kenya Power in the slum electrification has shown that it can be
done.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53013"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53014"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53015"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53016" lang="EN-US">d) 65% of the respondents felt that the regulator had not addressed the
issue of inclusivity with regard to persons with disabilities (PWD). 27% felt
this had been moderately addressed while only 5% felt it has been addressed to
a large extent.</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53017"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53018"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53019" lang="EN-US">What does legislation say</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53020"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53021"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53022" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53023"> </span>– this becomes the benchmark and
all players comply</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53024"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Helvetica;color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-style:italic" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53025" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53026">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53027"> </span></span></span><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53028"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53029" lang="EN-US">CSOs take on their role to engage and lobby for</span></i></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53030"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53031"> </span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53032"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53033"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#FB0007;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53034" lang="EN-US">e) Areas needing Regulatory Interventions: Operator Dominance Issues,
Internet Pricing & Affordability issues, White Spaces, Operationalization
of Universal Service Fund & Access, Failed Number Portability, Data
protection for Subscriber Data, Conflict between regulatory bodies, Last mile
connectivity and Way-leaves, Net-Neutrality, Support for ICT-startups, Support
for Digital evidence in courts, Inclusion & Support for Persons With </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53035"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53036"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53037">Irrespective
of whether you participated in the questionnaire or not, you are invited
to comment, support, oppose and/or seek clarifications on the views of
stakeholders.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53038"></span></div>
<div style="line-height:16.0pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53039"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53040">Tommorrow we
shall post the feedback on Human Capital & Infrastructure.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480566535993_53041"></span></div>
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