The recommendation does NOT state that the regulator should build the national fiber backbone. It is the government, DCNOs, and partners (see http://www.cck.go.ke/recommendations).  Report does not go into the details of how these will be achieved. However, the government plans to establish a Universal Service Fund defined in ICT Policy 2006 and draft KIC 2006 bill. The government has also recently created the ICT board (see relevant gazette notice). In addition, Mobile operators and DCNOs continue to build national telecommunications and Internet infrastructures. There are therefore many vehicles that could be used to create a national broadband backbone.

 

Data shows that in the last five years, the national Internet infrastructure has been growing very slowly and largely in the Nairobi and Mombasa. Only the Mobile Internet might increase penetration if it follows mobile coverage. But there are only about 200,000 mobile Internet customers out of the total 8 million mobile customers (2.5%).

 

A National Information Infrastructure (NII) is really an ICT strategy that is aligned to the national strategic economic plans (see Singapore, Mauritius, China NII ). That is, NII aligns the national economic/development strategy with the national ICT strategy (not policy).  That is the only way to translate infrastructure to traffic and therefore revenue for the operators.

 

By the way, have any of you ever wondered why so many of us prefer to send SMS messages at 5/- per 160 bytes while Mobile Internet is available at 10/- per Mbytes from the same provider? Does it mean affordability does not matter?

 

Meoli

 

From: kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu@kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mkashorda=strathmore.edu@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Eric Osiakwan
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:45 PM
To: Meoli Kashorda
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 7-9 -The Impact of The Recommendations-CCKInternet Rprt

 

1. Regulator building national fiber infrastructure is a VERY BAD recommendation, am sorry. Regulator is Referre and MUST remain asuch.

3. Develop National Information Infrastructure, please watch this too.

 

Am surprised though that there is no recommendation for the regulator to gain MORE AUTONOMY and INDEPENDENCE through laid out engagements with the government and more oversight from the industry stakeholders.

 

Eric here 

 

 

On 9 May 2007, at 08:01, 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

*Merge ISP & IGO Licenses(Create DCNO licenses)

*Make SLA (Service Level Agreements) mandatory for

Operators

*Operate the National Internet eXchange Point (KIXP) on a

PPP basis

 

2. Affordability (CCK Action Points)

*Make Tariff Publishing Mandatory of (Internet) Operators

*Require Flat-rate or Volume Based Pricing for Dialup &

Mobile Internet Services

*Increase competition for Fixed Line and Mobile Services

 

3. Dispersion (CCK Action Points)

*Fund Annual 'Demand-Side' Internet Studies

*Develop National Information Infrastructure

*Review and implement Univesal Access Fund/Strategy

 

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? 

 

We have upto Friday 11th May on this conclusive phase. Lets

think 'beyond' the box and plse don't hold back your ideas,

the more unconventional the better ;-).

 

walu.

 

 

 

 

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