<html><head></head><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_ym19_1_1486622780689_151002"><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr">Thanks to all those who spared time to ask questions and contribute in today's them. </div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr">We have less than 5 hours to go and look forward to final last comments on this theme before close of night. Tomorrow, is Day5, where we shall talk Technology & Elections.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr">Stay tuned.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151003" dir="ltr">walu.<br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151048" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151047"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151046"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151045"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151049"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151112"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:29 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Talk-2-Safaricom, Day 4 of 6 (Thursday):-Infrastructure & Universal Access<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151050"><br><div id="yiv3037046797"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151052"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486622780689_151051"><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">Thanx all for your valuable comments yesterday on Innovations. We now kick-off Day 4 theme on Infrastructure and Universal access. Feel free to squeeze in belated questions on previous themes - as long as you keep the relevant subject line.</div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839"><br></div><div style="line-height:16.0pt;" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8908"><span lang="EN-US" style="" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8909">Safaricom has continued to expand its
network beyond urban areas. But what has been your experience of Safaricom
services in semi-urban and rural areas of Kenya?</span></div><div style="line-height:16.0pt;" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8911"><span lang="EN-US" style="" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8912"> </span></div><div style="line-height:16.0pt;" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8914"><span lang="EN-US" style="" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8915">a) Rural area:-Voice quality, Internet
Access(bandwidth), Mobile Money (MPESA)</span></div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;" id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8917">b) Safaricom contributes to the Universal
Service Fund to extend communications to underserved areas- how has this
impacted your rural communities</span> <br></div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">c) The government has the National Optical Fiber Infrastructure, to what extend does Safcom use/not use it and why?</div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">d) To provide services to under-served areas, the Universal Service Fund has been provision with Safaricom being the largest contributor, how effective is this fund?</div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">It's a mix of questions and experiences. Floor is open till midnite today on this one. Lets hear you views.</div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr">walu.</div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv3037046797yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486617632406_8839" dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>