Ali, Robert I also think this is a local government issue and not a Safaricom issue. The government should enforce laws or bylaws that limit all this digging around or charge such hefty fees that commercial companies think twice. I have talked about this before and said that communication cabling should be treated as a utility and managed by a central body just like sewerage,electricity,water supply etc. we don't have people digging their own sewer lines do we? How much longer will last mile remain expensive as the telcos "recover their investments" ? When does it end? On Wednesday, 29 May 2013, Ali Hussein wrote:
Robert
I would pose that question differently. Why are the authorities/regulators allowing each and every telco to do that? This is an infrastructure issue which is pertinent to this country's aspirations according to Vision 2030.
By now there should have been central government or county government by laws to ensure that this nonsensical approach to building out fibre optic networks is stopped forthwith.
This is not only the failure of private sector but the government's too. It's still not too late as the counties are by and large yet to be wired (or dug up).
Can someone wake up? Please?
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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On May 29, 2013, at 8:01 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Ali,
Let us address the pink elephant in the room and hope that their are on poachers within, why is Safaricom digging up our walk ways and roads to lay fresh fiber?
Regards
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ------------------------------ *From:* Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 4:40 *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Shared fiber optic infrastruture
Robert
Thanks for sharing. This article highlights the issue that this list has championed for the last year or two. It's a no-brainier and its already being done in other parts of the continent.
Maybe Fiona of TESPOK can shade some light on why its not being done in Kenya? Or maybe it is? And we are not aware of it? The cost implications are humongous and the benefit to end users obvious in terms of reduced costs of bandwidth not to mention how this dovetails with the aspirations of Universal Access.
Can the ICT Ministry enlighten us on this critical infrastructure question?
Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
+254 713 601113
"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
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On May 28, 2013, at 10:11 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
http://ictafrica.info/FullNews.php?id=9234
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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