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<body><div>Ali,</div><div><br></div><div>Indeed Spectrum is the next Real Estate. MJ raised valid concerns though. As the Service Providers fight for a greater share of Specturm, let us remain Vigilant on Quality of Service. I am sure the Regulator is on our side.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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Barrack Otieno<br>
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<br><br>On Thursday, 05-09-2019 at 05:52 Ali Hussein via kictanet wrote:<br><blockquote style="border:0;border-left: 2px solid #22437f; padding:0px; margin:0px; padding-left:5px; margin-left: 5px; "><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Very interesting.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Shoe on the other foot kind of thing? <img src="/views/Extjs3/themes/Default/images/emoticons/normal/smile.gif" alt=":-)"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Not sure this is an 'ultimatum'. You just have to love how the media loves to garnish stories. I must, however, say that what the Safaricom CEO (notice I have not added 'interim' because I believe MJ is going nowhere for a while and he has hinted as such himself) is asking for makes sense. On the spectrum issue. However, I believe spectrum should not be dished out on account of market share alone. Other considerations should include:-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">1. Public Good.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">2. Serving marginalized areas.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">3. Allocation to potential disruptive startups in the industry.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">This should be interesting to follow.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Ali
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</span></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" class="blue" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><a target="_blank" class="blue" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"></span></a></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:georgia;color:black"><br></span></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><br><font size="1">Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.</font></span></span></font><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;font-size:11pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span>
<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 6:49 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><a target="_blank" class="blue" href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001340740/safaricom-s-ultimatum-before-airtel-telkom-merger" rel="noreferrer">https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001340740/safaricom-s-ultimatum-before-airtel-telkom-merger</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Safaricom has set an ultimatum for the Telkom-Kenya and Airtel merger while downplaying claims that it is opposed to the deal, which is expected before the end of the year.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">On Tuesday, Telkom-Kenya Managing Director Mugo Kibati cried foul over Safaricom’s opposition to the deal, which he says, will spur innovation in the sector and put Kenya in the map as a tech giant in the region.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Safaricom says it does not oppose the move but wants the two operators to settle a debt of Sh1.2 billion and the issue of frequency allocation to be rebalanced.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“While we are supportive of industry changes that seek to deliver greater choice and value to consumers, we have raised valid concerns that we hope the regulator will consider and address as part of the approval process,” says Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“The first is the debt owed by the two operators, amounting to Sh1,297,448,468.88, incurred for the provision of various services including interconnection, co-location and fibre services. This debt is due and payable, based on the agreement to provide services entered into with the two entities as distinct operators. Our expectation is that the payment obligations should be settled in full before the transfer of business is effected.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Safaricom also wants a rebalance to the frequencies allocation.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:17px">It says that the post-merger, Airtel-Telkom will jointly hold 77.5 MHz of the spectrum against a customer base of 17.3 million, compared to Safaricom’s 57.5 MHz with almost double the customer base at 31.8 million.</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:17px"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“Given the size of Safaricom’s customer base in comparison to the current spectrum holdings, it is apparent that the transaction will create a disproportionate imbalance in the spectrum allocation, which will be inconsistent with the market share,” says Joseph.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The interim CEO also wants equal treatment of operators and creation of a level playing field within the industry, specifically in relation to licensing and operations requirements. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“Having articulated our concerns, we await direction from the regulator on the way forward, especially in regard to the debt payment and rebalancing of frequencies allocation.” </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">“We also look forward to working alongside other industry players to continue delivering high quality, innovative services to Kenyans.”</p></div></div>
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