Thanks to all those who spared time to ask questions and contribute in today's them. We have less than 5 hours to go and look forward to final last comments on this theme before close of night. Tomorrow, is Day5, where we shall talk Technology & Elections. Stay tuned. walu. From: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:29 AM Subject: Talk-2-Safaricom, Day 4 of 6 (Thursday):-Infrastructure & Universal Access Thanx all for your valuable comments yesterday on Innovations. We now kick-off Day 4 theme on Infrastructure and Universal access. Feel free to squeeze in belated questions on previous themes - as long as you keep the relevant subject line. Safaricom has continued to expand itsnetwork beyond urban areas. But what has been your experience of Safaricomservices in semi-urban and rural areas of Kenya? a) Rural area:-Voice quality, InternetAccess(bandwidth), Mobile Money (MPESA)b) Safaricom contributes to the UniversalService Fund to extend communications to underserved areas- how has thisimpacted your rural communities c) The government has the National Optical Fiber Infrastructure, to what extend does Safcom use/not use it and why?d) To provide services to under-served areas, the Universal Service Fund has been provision with Safaricom being the largest contributor, how effective is this fund? It's a mix of questions and experiences. Floor is open till midnite today on this one. Lets hear you views. walu.