Yes WHOLESALE prices are down by 80% but RETAIL prices remain relatively high. Are the ISP/Telco eating up the difference by way of SUPER-PROFITS? Not sure. There are multiple and intermediary variables that play between the Wholesale Level and the Retail Level that includes, but not limited to Cost of Local loops, Usage/Volume Levels, Local Content, Regulatory& Competition Environments, Charging Models, etc. The challenge is to get a way in which to measure and establish which of the above variables will have the biggest, positive and sustainable impact on Retail Internet pricing. Worse still, a "wrong" distortion of any of the above maybe counterproductive to the others in the long run. It requires a delicate balance of the whole ecosystem. But perhaps I could be wrong.. walu. --- On Thu, 9/23/10, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote: From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ISPs slap Ndemo To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 2:28 PM Hi, On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> wrote:
Yes Dennis,
Take the case of the US for instance. 1 Mb (dedicated) is going for less than $50…
Wholesale cost there is ~$2.50 for 1 Mb/sec
in Kenya, it’s anything between $500-$800.
Wholesale price in Kenya? Around 50 USD per Mb/sec (in Mombasa) is what I heard recently from an industry player. That is probably for a volume purchase of course. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu@yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com