Absolutely not! I am private sector remember thus I cannot slap myself in the face. What is bad for all consumers private and public sectors are monopolies and oligopolies. Trade Associations, such like sugar cartels, hoard goods and services to  "stabilise" prices to their businesses advantage.<br><br>I just want to see private sector kiosks, Nandos, Serena (sad "Serena B" was demolished), and Inter-continentals of telecommunication existing side by side.<br><br>Have a good day<br><br>Alex&nbsp; &nbsp;  <br><br><br><b><i>Kai Wulff &lt;kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke&gt;</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style>  <div><font face="Verdana" size="2">Alex,</font></div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2">in
 other words .. private sector  BAD?</font></div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2">How come that since we have our restaurant the  menue choices are much more and the prices are less than a quarter?</font></div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2">Kai</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">   <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div>   <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
 font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b>    <a title="alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com" href="mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com">Alex Gakuru</a> </div>   <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke" href="mailto:kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke">kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke</a> </div>   <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 07, 2007 21:03</div>   <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Day 5 -    Statistics on
 Affordability-CCKInternetStudyReport</div>   <div><br></div>Allow me speak a little deeper "Kenyan" to put the point across    citing discussed and concluded OFC and we risk being led into mark timing in    OFC tar pit by oligopolists engineers whose ultimate prize is e-government    content flowing through "their network". This ultimate prize is worth trying    anything because at this moment in time, that dream is highly threatened.    <br><br>One gets the impression there are deep-seated fears regarding market    positioning with the imminent true competition that is round the corner.    <br><br>Forget "National Development", "Consumers", "Universal Access" - those    will be collateral casualties along the way. This far, consumers menu is    BOLDLY printed by as follows: <br><br>1. Recipe:- Private Sector (wants, need,    partners, sponsors, social responsibility...) <br><br>Appetizer (WiFi)<br>1.    Butterflies <br>2. Butterflies<br>3. Butterflies<br>...<br><br>Wine
 MAXima    (WiMAX the - drink)<br>1. MINE <br>2. MINE<br>3. MINE<br>....<br><br>FIBRE    Main Course <br>-I want and must have it all, I will pull a few for my telco    buddies....&nbsp; &nbsp; <br><br>Dessert Consumed (Consumers)<br>-------<br>No    need to repeat "competition alone despite all that is said about it was    <b>not</b> known to benefit consumers.<span>&nbsp; </span>Particularly where    duopolies or oligopolies exits because Product and Price shadowing often takes    centre stage and one is not sure that the alternatives are not exorbitant. The    regulator must also enforce QOS.    <div class="MsoNormal">He added that the consumer must also be ready for a vibrant    market and take up alternatives that make the best "cents".<span>&nbsp;    </span>He /She must be able to walk out and perhaps to an ombudsman    (regulator) where QOS is not as per SLA or other"    &lt;OFC_Online_Discussion_Report2.doc&gt; </div>I do not see anything wrong with    a cost
 conscious government saving on all telephone calls and by having a    government-owned network throughout the country by investing wisely on cheap    fibre cable. (telcom) private sector is broader that 2 GSM duopolist, a couple    of PDNOs, and a few LLOs. <br><br>Alex    <div>   </div><hr>    <div></div>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing    list<br>kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<br>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br><br>Please    unsubscribe or change your options at    http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kai.wulff%40kdn.co.ke</blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br>kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<br>http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br><br>Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alex.gakuru%40yahoo.com</blockquote><br><p>&#32;

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