10 May
2007
10 May
'07
4:18 p.m.
My peni mbili ;-) On May 9, 2007, at 10:39 AM, John Walubengo wrote: > In trying to improve on the arising Internet Statistics, the Report > set out specific recommendations for the Regulator(CCK) some of > which are summarised by Category below. > > 1.Network Infrastructure (CCK Action Points) > *Build National Fiber Infrastructure - what is the definition of 'national' is it linking at provincial, district, division or municipal - ideally the "National Fibre Infrastructure" should aim at all municipalities interconnected - but have a phased rollout plan (maybe spanning 3-4 years) - break the project up into pieces and then tender it out - just like is being done with the roads - then cross fingers and hope none of the contractor are building fibre with potholes :-D LOL > *Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses) I have never really felt that a license added value in any way - but I can assure you that the current licensing models are definitely subtracting value from people's business plans due to the v. high fees that are being charged. - this road is full of peril and danger - and if not navigated carefully could end up leading to some very nasty and unexpected results. my suggestion: wipe the board clean - call all the stakeholders together and discuss what kenya's comms sector will/should look like in the next few years - then define only the *very* critical areas that need licensing and structure those accordingly - while having something more along the lines of general authorisation for other categories - if the internet was forced to wait for licensing structures we'd still be sending each other email via morse-code ;-) > *Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for Operators hahaha - very interesting that this shold be put into a licensing/ regulatory framework - I can picture a Safaricom SLA right now "we guarantee 12.8% availability" - but on a more serious note, this is a very serious matter - consumers are being taken for a ride, don't know their rights, more importantly they don't know/understand clearly what the service provider/operators obligations are > *Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on a PPP basis - hmm - interesting point - I think that would be a good thing; interestingly enough discussions are already ongoing as to how KIXP can be "upgraded" to a version that is more "open source" - hehehe > > 2. Affordability (CCK Action Points) > *Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet) Operators - publishing is easy - sticking to the published tariffs is much harder > *Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup & Mobile > Internet Services - this is now beginning to border on stranglehold controls - how do you "require" someone to only address product pricing in a particular way? > *Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile Services - v. good - and this should also embrace the concept of Virtual network operators - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - no, my keyboard is not stuck - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - am I making my point? - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* - Number portability is a *********must********* > 3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points) > *Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies good one > *Develop National Information Infrastructure broken record? > *Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy - hmmm - I thought there's supposed to be a PPP Committee that is responsible for all Universal Access issues - CCK are simply supposed to facilitate/host/support the Universal Access Programme - anyway - maybe I'm on the wrong foot > Again, Operators, Consumers, Govt, Regulator, Academia and others > Lets hear your views. To what extend do you think the above action > points will improve on the status of Infrastructure, Affordability > and Dispersion? More importantly, why do you think some of the > Action Points will not fly (work)? And what specific changes would > make them work? Warmest regards to all, Mblayo > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/brian%40isisweb.nl