Stephen, I will not respond to your first question because MSPs are best suited to address it. On the issue of inviting consumer representatives, yesterday's meeting was specifically called to secure regulatory and contractual obligations of the mobile operators in respect to MNP. It was therefore not open to other stakeholders. As you may be aware, the Commission is always open to receive representations from consumers (or their representatives) or other communities of interest on any regulatory issue that affects them. For instance, during public consultations on MNP, the Commission received important input from consumers (and their representatives) and other stakeholders. We also have in a place a full-fledged Consumer Affairs Division dedicated to dealing with consumer issues. If you have any concerns, please feel free to get in touch with the said Division through chukuahatua@cck.go.ke . If the issue merits the attention of the Director-General, the Head of the Consumer Affairs Division shall escalate it accordingly. -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Mutoro [mailto:stephen@cofek.co.ke] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:03 AM To: Wambua, Christopher; kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Airtel accuses Safaricom of sabotaging Mobile NumberPortability Thanks Chris, But why can't the MSPs exhaust internal conflict resolution mechanisms before going to the public. In legal language, it will be subjudice to recklessly comment, through a public media, on matters before court. Is public exchanges between MSPs a sign of a weak referee (regulatory regime) or a case of earning undue public sympathy? At the end of the day, it is the consumers of their services who are pawns in this "game" of high stakes. By the way, why are consumer representatives not invited to the CCK/MSPs meeting? Regards, Stephen Mutoro COFEK Sent from my BlackBerry(r) -----Original Message----- From: "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua@cck.go.ke> Sender: kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:45:31 To: <stephen@cofek.co.ke> Cc: <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Airtel accuses Safaricom of sabotaging Mobile Number Portability _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/stephen%40cofek.co. ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.