Matiang’i is acting in public interest. ------------------------------ On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 11:14 AM MSK James Mbugua wrote:

Adam,

Is it standard in other countries or is the QoS a Kenyan/CCK feature? Then it might be a shakedown.

James

On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Adam Nelson <adam@varud.com> wrote:

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This seems like a shakedown to me.

Everybody I know gets Safaricom if they can afford it (otherwise Airtel). The market can handle quality problems and the CCK can help by educating the local markets (i.e. local radio spots discussing carrier quality in each market).

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On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:

ICT secretary Fred Matiang’i has vowed to tie the renewal of Safaricom’s licence to the voice quality checks that show the mobile phone operator is non-compliant. Dr Matiang’i said the government and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) will not negotiate on the voice quality standards. .... “I don’t understand why an operator would like to negotiate a licence condition. There are only two options here, either comply or step out of the business,” Dr Matiang’i told the Business Daily on the sidelines of the launch of the electronic filling of returns by insurers to the Insurance Regulatory Authority.

Check more @ http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-licence-terms/-/...

--- my comment? - Safaricom "ina weneyewe" translation for the international viewers "Safaricom has its owners" :-)

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