Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
Listers FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a bid. It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the state? Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't pretend to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step by step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure there is a valid explanation to this.. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
Hi Ali, If my memory is clear, this is in exchange for implementation of the National Mulika Mwizi system (ccTV) that is being implemented? i must have seen that somewhere in the press, i stand corrected though. Best Regards On 9/2/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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I was also under the impression that Safaricom was getting 4G spectrum in exchange for doing the CCTV project without charging a cent. On 2 September 2015 at 09:12, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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Hello Listers, Greetings. CA notes the issues raised by members on the list on the above subject. Allow us to clarify the matter. Yes it is true that Safaricom has been granted a license for Frequency in the 800MHz band. The award was tied to the security tender . It should be noted that when the Government of Kenya (GOK) approached Safaricom to rollout the National Survelillance, Communications and Control system, Safaricom in return negotiated with GOK for the assignment of the 4G frequencies in the 800 MHz band. This is the reason there was no competitive bidding in the process. It is also the understanding that the network will be shared amongst different players, a fact that will mitigate the competition issues that might arise. The frequency fee payable by Safaricom for these frequencies is USD 56.25 million. Hope this shades some light into the issue. Regards Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703 042000 Email: alwala@ca.go.ke Website: www.ca.go.ke From: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 5:24 To: Rachel Alwala <alwala@ca.go.ke<mailto:alwala@ca.go.ke>> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz Listers FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a bid. It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the state? Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't pretend to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step by step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure there is a valid explanation to this.. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com<http://www.alyhussein.com/> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
Many thanks Rachel. Best Regards On Sep 2, 2015 8:26 PM, "Alwala, Rachel via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Rachel Appreciate your shedding light on this issue. Yes, I do recall the discussions on the security project. This clarifies the matter for me and trust in the government the right thing was done. *Ali Hussein* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers This should be interesting to see. Airtel reckons the process was unfair and gives unfair advantage to an already dominant player. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-demands-a-share-of-... <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-demands-a-share-of-Safaricom-Internet-frequency/-/539550/2856152/-/14kbh7v/-/index.html> Will Safaricom play nice and share? :-) Your guess is as good as mine.. Thanks & Regards Ali Hussein ali@hussein.me.ke +254 770 906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: Abu-Jomo LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com
Ali, I think they should pay if possible and be allowed to offer the service, Safaricom did not get it for free per se. Dominance is becoming an excuse for poor strategy IMHO. Best Regards On 9/3/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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