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Presentations from Connected Government Summit 2010
by Kaburo Kobia 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Dear all, Presentations from Connected Gov Summit 2010 are now available online<http://www.ict.go.ke/connectedgov>. We are also taking questions from twitter and the Connected Gov website (click on Comments/Question <http://www.ict.go.ke/connectedgov/?cat=8> and post your question or comment). Presentations include: - Opening speech by the Minister of Information and Communications Hon Samuel Poghisio - From reform to transformation by Emmanuel Lubembe Head Public Service Transformation Department - Transforming Company registry by Wanjuki Muchemi, Solicitor General - and several presentations from private sector. Today we expect to hear from more government departments on their digitization projects, some local SMEs and BPO companies. Please view the program here <http://www.ict.go.ke/connectedgov/?p=40>. Visit: www.ict.go.ke/connectedgov Track on twitter: #connectedgov<http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23connectedgov> Regards, -- Kaburo Kobia Kenya ICT Board Project Manager: Local Digital Content Kenya ICT Board Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue P.O Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2093040 | m: + 254 (0)729466260 | w: www.ict.go.ke --------------------- The Kenya ICT Board Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Copyright Infringement
by James Kagwe 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Skunkers, A close friend of mine was slapped with the email below from CSI: NY. Guys watch out.. big brother is watching. My question is whether Kenyan copyright laws are being enforced and what is likely to happen in case the guy is taken to court. James _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Television Series Entitled CSI: NY Dear CompanyA IP Administrators: We are writing this letter on behalf of the relevant subsidiaries of CBS Corporation. We have received information that an individual has utilized the below-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyrighted television programs through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such title(s) as: CSI: NY The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television programs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations. Since you own this IP address (000.000.00.000), we request that you immediately do the following: 1) Remove or disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct described above; and 2) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement. We also would request that you inform the individual who engaged in this conduct that legitimate copies of CBS content are widely available for viewing online, for example on www.cbs.com <http://www.cbs.com> and many other sites that participate in the CBS Audience Network. On behalf of CBS, owner of the exclusive rights in the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by CBS, its respective agents, or the law. Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification. Please direct any end user queries to the following: CopyrightQs(a)mediasentry.com We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested. Respectfully, A Kempe Enforcement Coordinator MediaSentry ------------------------------ INFRINGEMENT DETAIL -------------------- -- ÐÏà¡±á

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Follow Connected Government Summit 2010 on Twitter
by Lucy Odhiambo 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Follow Connected Gov Summit on Twitter. We will be tweeting throughout the Connected Government Summit. Please track the hashtag #connectedgov <http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23connectedgov> we will be taking questions and comments from twitter at various intervals during the summit. So if you have a question or comment and you are on twitter please include the hashtag in your tweet. If you are not on twitter you can track the hashtag and submit your questions by email or on a dedicated section on our website, where we will be accepting feedback. We also intend to have a feedback section on our newly created connected gov website by Monday morning. Regards, Lucy Gachui Odhiambo, Communications Manager Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers , Kenyatta Avenue Entrance Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 737 839 047 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
by Harry Delano 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Lucy, If you are online, kindly address the sentiments from listers on the summit. I believe there is a general feeling that the broader ICT discussion that needs to be the agenda for the summit, could take a "back seat", as your interim list of invitees who seem to be mostly MNC's compete fiercely to market themselves and their solutions and carry out aggressive lobbying at the same time to sway policy that works in their favor. It perhaps would be advisable for the Board to ensure a balanced participation in such forums in future, so that others who do not have "vested" interests can keep the debate focussed and balanced. It would also ensure that eskewed policy is not a "by-product" or "end product" of these important meetings. That is why discussants here are interested, and request that you make arrangements that would transmit live proceedings from the summit at Leisure Lodge, possibly via an internet twitter feed, or you can organise for live "call ins". Participants, can tune in and contribute widely. The summit discussions/reports, and action plans can be availed online. Are there such plans afoot..? Harry _____ From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:Emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:29 PM To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Harry (Not Hare), I asked the same question. Still waiting for a response, who are the invitees for this very important meeting of minds? And what is the Criterion? Regards From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Harry Delano Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:11 AM To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Thanks Solomon, and Wals, - point taken.. And while at it;- "The connected Government summit of 2010" announcement, as released by Lucy of ICT Board on Wed. Listers, whats' your take..? It's all the way in Mombasa - at Leisure Lodge, where I do not think alot of people have been invited to take part. Is there any way policy discussants would be able to follow the proceedings from there or in a way participate, as most of the ICT practitioners I see on the roll seem to be multinationals (MNC's)..? Once again, I suppose it could be an opportunity to impress on those up there, what the real stakeholders want to see put in place. Harry.. _____ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:11 AM To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? On 26 March 2010 08:54, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Harry (not the Hare ;-) As Jesus once said, let those who have ears, hear... Even in 'coded messages' that Jesus gave, He would later explain to His disciples and other interested parties. On another level, I think the link provided by Walu gives an insight on what ICT Board is all about. Methinks we should get to Bw. Kukubo to further explain to us on ICT Board is exactly!!! walu. nb: its a coded message but am sure it is quite clear to those who must take action to interven. --- On Thu, 3/25/10, Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> wrote: From: Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:19 PM Walu, Could you please "interpret", I think we lost you somewhere along the way.... It seems some kind of a "mishmash" Harry _____ From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry> =comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:39 AM To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? Yawe, Google brought me the official answer @ http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/our-mandate-a-objectives But I could add my own "unofficial" perspective/personal opinion which is that the ICT Board could be the Ministry of Information implementing agent for ICT Strategies/Projects/Activities. This could have been occasioned by the e-Government Secretariate and GITS (Government Info Technology Services) cold-war and power games that may have compromised on each others ability to deliver on technology enabled services for Government. walu. --- On Thu, 3/25/10, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:01 AM Who is ICT Board and what exactly is their mandate? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: solo.mburu(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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ICT Board to Create Content
by robert yawe 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Hi, I continue with this issue of the ICT Board more because the other boards e.g. coffee board, pyrethrum board, sugar board and irrigation board have clear mandates that have been defined the same does not apply for the ICT Board. Why the special treatment yet we see next to no impact from their activities which seem disjointed and uncoordinated. I received the following link from a colleague on the creation on content as described by the ICT Board and reminds me of what he keeps reminding me that content is not a loaf of bread it is a lifestyle. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/entertainment/74-books/131--paris-red-hot-lo… So I ask again, what is the ICT Board? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Prequalifications of Supplier
by James Kagwe 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Morning, Kindly check out details on prequalification of suppliers and tender information for KIPPRA at http://www.kippra.org/Prequalification.pdf just in case you may be interested. regards, James Kagwe -- ÐÏà¡±á

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Africa: Less Than 1 Million Country Domain Sites,
by alice＠apc.org 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

Africa: Less Than 1 Million Country Domain Sites, says new surveyA country domain is an Internet 'top level' code assigned to a country, for example .za (South Africa), .uk (United Kingdom), .de (Germany), .fr (France) and .zw (Zimbabwe). ZADNA is the Department of Communications-funded agency in charge of managing SA's internet .za space.The .ZADNA report also found that most South African businesses and people (83%) prefer to use .za ahead of .com (15%). However, more than half of Africa's one million country domain websites registrations are in South Africa, according to the survey, which means 535,711.za domains are registered, 16,000 (3%of all South African sites) of which are .org.za websites."These 535,711 are what we call active websites because we do delete a couple of websites each month due to non-renewal," Mpisane said. There are roughly 90,000 (17%) websites registered in South Africa under the .com domain.Mpisane said: "The research results are very important as they provide answers to most of the questions we and our stakeholders had about improving the .za space. These answers clarify what interventions .ZADNA or its stakeholders need to make to improve our Internet space."Registering one .za website costs about R50, and a .com website costs roughly US$7."When someone registers a country domain (.za) website, the money stays in SA, while a .com website registration fee leaves the country," Mpisane said, pleading with South Africans to register country domain websites to support the .za space.Furthermore, most businesses interviewed (58%) prefer registering their products and brand names across multiple domain names to counter the ever-increasing instances of trademark abuse, Mpisane revealed.Internet name-tampering ('squatting') has become a new trend and a lucrative business in the current Internet space, where the number of registered websites worldwide now stands at 192 million, 85 million of which are .com websites. Mpisane advised businesses to check time and time again with their ISPs if their domain name has been tampered with.(Source: Biz-Community) Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

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Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board?
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

So there was an invite for an ICT meeting at the Coast? Just like somebody has asked, what is the rationale and criteria for selecting the participants? And the invitations? On 26/03/2010, Emmanuel Khisa <Emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> wrote: > Harry (Not Hare), > > > > I asked the same question. Still waiting for a response, who are the > invitees for this very important meeting of minds? And what is the > Criterion? > > > > Regards > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Harry Delano > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:11 AM > To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? > > > > > > Thanks Solomon, and Wals, - point taken.. > > > > And while at it;- "The connected Government summit of 2010" announcement, > as released by Lucy of ICT Board on Wed. > > > > Listers, whats' your take..? It's all the way in Mombasa - at Leisure > Lodge, where I do not think alot of people have been invited > > to take part. Is there any way policy discussants would be able to follow > the proceedings from there or in a way participate, as > > most of the ICT practitioners I see on the roll seem to be multinationals > (MNC's)..? > > > > Once again, I suppose it could be an opportunity to impress on those up > there, what the real stakeholders want to see put in place. > > > > Harry.. > > > > _____ > > From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:11 AM > To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? > > > > On 26 March 2010 08:54, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Harry (not the Hare ;-) > > As Jesus once said, let those who have ears, hear... > > > Even in 'coded messages' that Jesus gave, He would later explain to His > disciples and other interested parties. > > > On another level, I think the link provided by Walu gives an insight on what > ICT Board is all about. Methinks we should get to Bw. Kukubo to further > explain to us on ICT Board is exactly!!! > > > > walu. > nb: its a coded message but am sure it is quite clear to those who must take > action to interven. > > > --- On Thu, 3/25/10, Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> wrote: > > > From: Harry Delano <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> > Subject: RE: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? > To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > > > Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 2:19 PM > > > > Walu, > > > > Could you please "interpret", I think we lost you somewhere along the > way.... It seems some kind of a "mishmash" > > > > Harry > > > > _____ > > From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bharry> > =comtelsys.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:39 AM > To: harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? > > > Yawe, > > Google brought me the official answer @ > http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/theboard/our-mandate-a-objectives > > But I could add my own "unofficial" perspective/personal opinion which is > that the ICT Board could be the Ministry of Information implementing agent > for ICT Strategies/Projects/Activities. This could have been occasioned by > the e-Government Secretariate and GITS (Government Info Technology Services) > cold-war and power games that may have compromised on each others ability to > deliver on technology enabled services for Government. > > walu. > > --- On Thu, 3/25/10, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [kictanet] Who is ICT Board? > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:01 AM > > Who is ICT Board and what exactly is their mandate? > > > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: solo.mburu(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com > > > > > -- > Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau > P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi > Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 > > Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the > same way to the side of a hill! > > AND > > It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! > > http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com > http://smiley2.wordpress.com > http://mburu.sikika.co.ke > > > > > > > > -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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CONNECTED GOVERNEMENT SUMMIT 2010 - MARCH 29TH TO APRIL 1ST - LEISURE LODGE , DIANI
by Lucy Odhiambo 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

Dear Listers, Today we held a pre-event press briefing on the above Connected Government Summit we are hosting in Leisure Lodge Diani, next week, Monday to Thursday. We are very excited about this upcoming event and are working as a team to ensure its success. As an update, I have attached the press release we issued today as well as the revised concept note. Already several PSs confirmed to attend as well as MPs and senior government officials. Also have over 15 private sector leading ICT firms confirmed to attend andexpect about 100-120 attendees in total. We are now finalizing the program and will upload it on our website before the start of the conference. Regards, -- Lucy Gachui Odhiambo Communications Manager Kenya ICT Board 12th Floor, Telposta Towers Koinange Lane PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Cell 0737 839047 www.ict.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Revisiting The Broadband Debate in Kenya - Do the people really want cake when they all they need is bread?
by Francis Hook 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

How many devices in Kenya are 3G enabled (and I gather in this context what is really meant is UMTS). If these devices are not within reach of most people, will operators incur huge costs upgrading their networks to 3G (let alone 4G - even South Africa are toying with this and its not on any operators "to do list" for 2010). As it were even 2.5G devices are out of reach (though after Safaricom slashed the prices of various devices today - this may change) But going back to the debate about mobile broadband, the point I am driving at (albeit in a very roundabout fashion) is, do we need to be discussing 4G at a period when operators are grappling with how to shore up revenues (voice ARPU keeps declining, and while data usage increasing - prices wars still ensue and increased data usage is putting a strain on the network and affecting QoS - in some cases this has been attributed to some 3G bandwidth hungry devices). Its good to move with the times but most times we need to stop and ask if we really need it or if its an ego-driven decision... I think 3G is a "nice to have" technology that only a handful can really enjoy or benefit from. Rather than consider 4G and the inherent infrastructure costs to operators (esp in a market that is most certainly not ready for 4G never mind that is is a market that perhaps does not quite make a good business case for 3G), I think closing access gaps should be the industry priority....and where possible, after closing such gaps, looking for ways to increase data usage for existing 2G and 2.5G devices (gprs, edge) - for example m-government applications (within government and for G2C, G2B), pvt sector CRM systems, supply chain, retail, etc Aside from applications there is the issue of content - and with all due respect I do not mean hawking ringtones, wallpapers or jokes - rather availing USEFUL applications that in themselves compel people to keep using their data bundles to access those ringtones, jokes, wallpapers, social networks, date lines, news, free streaming media and a host of other content - all for FREE and not to itemise the cost for each ringtone, etc Thus sell the bandwidth NOT the items that go through it. I believe we have the local capacity - operators need to join the fray and meet these developers to come up with innovative and useful applications. Sent using my 2.5G USB modem and read on my 2.5G blackberry. -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Mucheru <mucheru(a)google.com> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:36:57 To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Revisiting The Broadband Debate in Kenya _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke<http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange@jambo.co.ke> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:02:00 +0300 From: "Harry Delano" <harry(a)comtelsys.co.ke> To: "'Brian Longwe'" <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Revisiting The Broadband Debate in Kenya Message-ID: <E1Nv8Am-0001gN-Gs(a)mail.gprs.safaricom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Mblayo, Thanks. What in your considered opinion would be the best way forward out of the debacle, as things appear to be at standstill on that end..? Now, every report touching this issue even way back in 2007 when 3G was first paid for, mentions it as a 3G license, while it might have been a payment for frequency ( 3G Frequency License, if you would), to carry 3G Technology - whatever the case it is a matter that needs to be resolved in order, as you put it - To provide a level playing ground - and to help drive Mobile broadband forward. At best, it would appear like a "standoff" currently. Hope it is being addressed, speedily.. Harry -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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