Mucheru, apparently the benefits occassioned by (whichever) submarine optical fiber will not be maximised due to prevailing market structures. Roland (2006) argues that our current market(Regulatory) structures have not adopted to the realities of a converged market and therefore continue to constrain the potential benefits that OFC may bring about. I have copied a snapshot of Roland's thinking below which I feel is a must read for all of us... ~~~000~~~~ How can African governments get telecommunications moving in the right direction? Roland H. Alden Telecommunications networks require capital investment, customers who can support that investment, and a clear regulatory environment that is not disruptive or counterproductive. In Africa, all three inputs have been in short supply.... The story continues @ http://www.ralden.com/C6/A%20Way%20Forward/default.aspx walu. --- Joseph Mucheru <mucheru@wananchi.com> wrote:
As you may have noted, TKL are in the fore front in bringing this technology to the country and they will therefore not only benefit as investors, they will also significantly reduce the cost of their bandwidth. Today they have to pay satellite providers very high fees and therefore they also charge higher prices. It will be a win win for all concerned including the customer.
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From: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> Reply-To: Kenya ICT Action Network - KICTANet <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:59:10 -0800 (PST) To: <mucheru@wananchi.com> Subject: [Kictanet] impact
Wednesday evening news: the minister sounded committed when signing the survey by Tyco, he expressed the ministry's desire to reduce the cost of international bandwith from the current $7,500 to the more competitive $200 charged by India,
i just hope that this venture will mean more outsourcing jobs for kenyans and the same commitment in terms of regulation, for instance, the minister talked about the connectivity of every village in India, if it happens, it would tie well with the whole issue of universal access
what will happen to Telkom, now that it will be easier and cheaper to send data, voice and images via IP??
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