+1 to "There's nothing better than evidence based policy making. . ." -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst Access Now | accessnow.org @ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1 Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 *Subscribe *to the Access Now Express <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up>, our weekly newsletter on digital rights *Sign up* for our action alerts <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/> On 8 February 2016 at 17:40, Ali Hussein via kictanet < [email protected]> wrote:
True that Ebele!
And thanks for the great session today - even though we didn't agree on a number of issues :-)
I found that your engagement is a step in the right direction and one that local companies can learn from.
*Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
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On 8 Feb 2016, at 5:21 PM, Ebele Okobi <[email protected]> wrote:
I think this provides us with an excellent opportunity to see if this decision has any impact, positive or negative, on the cost of data, on competition in the market, and the number of people connected. There's nothing better than evidence based policy making. . .
Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa
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On Feb 8, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < [email protected]> wrote:
Listers
This might be of interest to you.
This is something that we all in Africa can learn from.
*Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
Twitter: @AliHKassim
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*From:* parminder <[email protected]> *Date:* 8 February 2016 at 2:14:50 PM EAT *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> *Subject:* *[global-nn] Indian regulator bans differential pricing, including zero rating* *Reply-To:* parminder <[email protected]>
http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/WhatsNew/Documents/Regulation_Data_Serv... <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.trai.gov.in_WriteReadData_WhatsNew_Documents_Regulation-5FData-5FService.pdf&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=aKhWPFY8Jw1ki12xz7Yv3qhBFofAvQLLyGNrIcAvAlA&s=Y-j2TxF0FxxmY9ZNyVg35fP7OvJg4pJIcrIJFyY3b5w&e=>
shorter press release is at
http://trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PressRealease/Document/Press_Release_No_13%... <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__trai.gov.in_WriteReadData_PressRealease_Document_Press-5FRelease-5FNo-5F13-2520.pdf&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=aKhWPFY8Jw1ki12xz7Yv3qhBFofAvQLLyGNrIcAvAlA&s=oHP83NZqqGTqHjKEYsaFtQUTg4nRa7-GDXDSVC8naU0&e=>
Can be considered as a path breaking regulatory move, which may set the trend for developing countries...
parminder
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