<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Good day,</div><div><br></div><div>I have gotten a text from #Safaricom that reads:</div><div><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><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tired of promotional messages? Simply send an SMS to 100 to STOP Chargeable Services and Promotional messages</span></span><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>From the ToS and contracts one signs on when registering a line, do they mention you'll be used as a pinata for the marketing just like the assault that are billboards with some even having flashing lights. Have these legal documents been revised, if this wasn't present, just like what "internet" applications do? Is this a tyranny of the default? Should it be this way?<br></div><div><br></div><div>I also haven't forgotten that #Safaricom wants to sell location data, the American Telco style<br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><u><a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Safaricom-to-monetise-customer-location-data/4003102-5408828-dvf39cz/index.html">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/Safaricom-to-monetise-customer-location-data/4003102-5408828-dvf39cz/index.html</a></u></span></div><div><br></div><div>Yours Kindly,<br></div><div>Adrian <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br>To: "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 22:48:16 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom battling pricing power with CA<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">On this issue both entities are to blame:-</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">1. It is a regulatory requirement. Unfortunately, what entails an active line is a moving target!</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">2. The Telcos need to be sensitive and communicate. I too have lost a line, not because it's not in use but because I had not bought airtime on it! </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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 style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif"></span></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 Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 4:59 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">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="ltr"><div>Hi <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="gmail-m_1149648428337103969gmail-m_-5218595529434990571plusReplyChip-5" href="mailto:eddiekiama@gmail.com" target="_blank">@Mutemi wa Kiama</a> ,</div><div><br></div><div>Its quiet unfortunate, i hope the Communications Authority can weigh in on the issue, i would also like to get the perspective of listers working for the Telcos.</div><div><br></div><div>Best <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 1:44 PM Mutemi wa Kiama <<a href="mailto:eddiekiama@gmail.com" target="_blank">eddiekiama@gmail.com</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">This issue is very painful to me Barrack. I lost my REGISTERED modem line that I had used for over 7 years this way. Shame on you Safaricom. What's the use of line registration if you can't bother calling me on any of my two other Safaricom lines to inform me of the pending loss? #UshenziKE!<br><br><div>Warm regards,<br><br>Mutemi wa Kiama<br><br>Team Captain, This Is Africa: <a href="https://thisisafrica.me" target="_blank">https://thisisafrica.me</a><br><br>Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Public Intellectual, Social Justice & Social Accountability Entrepreneur, Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Facilitator, Strategic Communications, Movement Building Coach, Human Rights Defender, <br><br>#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion.<br><br>The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)<br>Ordinary, fearless Kenyans.<br><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-mutemi-wa-kiama-1aa51615/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-mutemi-wa-kiama-1aa51615/</a><br><br>Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement <a href="http://www.sautiyawanjiku.com" target="_blank">www.sautiyawanjiku.com</a><br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya</a><br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt</a><br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/MutemiWaKiama" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MutemiWaKiama</a><br><br><a href="http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 11:54 Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">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="ltr"><div>Many thanks James for saving my skin. <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="gmail-m_1149648428337103969gmail-m_-5218595529434990571gmail-m_4845453561176456932m_-7400355577036254330plusReplyChip-4" href="mailto:ahussein@kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">@Ali Hussein</a> i fully agree with you on the Simcard issue. Another small matter is the issue of lines being deleted after a few days because they have not been topped up. Can someone educate me on the rationale behind this issue, doesn't it contravene consumer rights?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 9:22 AM James Mbugua via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">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">I doubt you will get any Kenyans arguing against cheaper calling rates. That is where public interest lies...<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">JG</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 1 Feb 2022, 06:54 Ali Hussein via KICTANet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">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="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="gmail-m_1149648428337103969gmail-m_-5218595529434990571gmail-m_4845453561176456932m_-7400355577036254330gmail-m_-1422938247648187534m_-2669180114885083683plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">@Barrack Otieno</a> <br clear="all"></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">The fact that the CA is a government entity doesn't necessarily mean they have the public interest at heart. What empirical evidence can you share with us that can confirm this? For example this message below that I keep on getting from Safaricom every month, despite the fact that I know I'm in compliance with this regulation. If you ask as the Safaricom peeps they say it's a regulatory requirement to send us repeat messages despite the fact that they (Safaricom) already have the details of my compliance in their database.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(32,33,36);color:rgb(232,234,237);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:none;letter-spacing:0.1px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Customer, urgently visit an M-PESA Agent, Dealer, or Safaricom Shop with original ID to update your SIM registration. </span></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(32,33,36);color:rgb(232,234,237);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-ligatures:none;letter-spacing:0.1px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dial *106# for lines registered to you</span></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">I get this message like clockwork every month. There are other examples but this is one of them. </div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Ali
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<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif"></span></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 Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 1:18 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">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="ltr"><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="gmail-m_1149648428337103969gmail-m_-5218595529434990571gmail-m_4845453561176456932m_-7400355577036254330gmail-m_-1422938247648187534m_-2669180114885083683gmail-m_-6741279087899835824plusReplyChip-2" href="mailto:ahussein@kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">@Ali Hussein</a><div> on this matter, I will cast my lot with the Communications Authority. My thoughts are CA has public interest at heart whereas Telcos have commercial interest. I also think it is good the matter is being handled out of court. We must explore alternative dispute resolution mechanisms as a country that upholds multistakeholder principles. Spectrum as a resource should be availed for all citizens affordably, the Citizen must come first after which financial considerations can follow.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 9:22 AM Hezron Gikanga via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">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">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ali & everyone else, thanks for the insights, and illuminating questions.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hez Gikang’a<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">KICTANet <kictanet-bounces+hezron.gikanga=<a href="mailto:thearcrayon.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">thearcrayon.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> on behalf of Ali Hussein via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
<b>Reply to: </b>Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 25 January 2022 at 08:11<br>
<b>To: </b>Hezron Gikanga <<a href="mailto:Hezron.Gikanga@thearcrayon.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Hezron.Gikanga@thearcrayon.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Safaricom battling pricing power with CA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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are several studiesconducted on the state of competitiveness in the industry over the last decade plus, across different market segments, and when I was at Airtel Africa a decade ago, this is one of the ‘internecine wars’ we fought – both against the Regulator
CA (whom I firmly believe isn’t fair), and against the dominant player then. A groundbreaking Analysys Mason report back then was edited to soften some of the findings, and so nothing was (effectively done) to rein some of the predatory and abusive practices
(in the name of GoK-ownership and ‘free/fair competition). There are also comparative studies from other markets, tests, and models to go by..…I doubt that there was goodwill/political willpower to effect some of the changes..case in point is that several
draft pieces of legislation/amendments have been brought by individual legislators for a ‘market-correction’..they haven’t gone far..will Ezra Chiloba et al succeed now? Time wll tell..<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif" lang="EN-US">Good question. <i><span style="color:red">Refer to above. And the question of independence of the Regulators (not just CA and CAK) from undue political influence & fatalistic nationalistic tendencies….</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Isn't
it time to take into consideration that the cheese is moving or has moved and that VOIP-type services have eaten into the traditional voice market and these guys continue to fight for what's remaining of the market?
</span><i><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:red" lang="EN-US">Yes, re the market segments looked at, and the inevitable nature of the evolution/march of the tech revolution</span></i><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif" lang="EN-US">…</span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Has
a study been done on what percentage of the voice market is going to VOIP? </span><i><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;color:red" lang="EN-US">Do the technocrats in the Regulatory space have requisite skillsets and motivation to grasp the business models,
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but where all parties have faith in both the dispute resolution process/mechanisms, the competency and ‘agnosticism’ of the adjudicators and in the enforcement of the decisions reached. Without that the courts remain the only viable option for aggrieved parties
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:20 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Safaricom has a huge pricing power in voice services, making it difficult for rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya to compete with it, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has said.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The regulator made the disclosure in its response to a case filed by Safaricom at the Communications And Multimedia Appeals Tribunal seeking to stop CA from cutting the mobile termination rate (MTR) per minute to Sh0.12 from Sh0.99.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">MTRs are the charges levied by a mobile service provider on other telecommunications service providers for terminating calls on its network.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Safaricom argues that the reduction of the charge, which was to take effect at the start of this year, ignores the cost of doing business in the telecommunications industry.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The regulator responded by stating that the leading telco has the lowest cost of operations, allowing it to run promotions at prices below the MTR and which its rivals are not in a position to match.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Safaricom’s leading market share has seen it charge its rivals more than it pays out to them, leaving it in a net profitable position.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More ... <a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/safaricom-pricing-power-revealed-in-tariff-battle-3691550" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">
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