International telecommunications blackout looms
17 April 2007 International telecommunications blackout looms In a move that threatens to cause a blackout in the telecommunications sector, Zimbabwe’s mobile phone operators, Econet, Net*One and Telecel have said they will start billing all outgoing international calls in foreign currency. The move will also see Tel*One, the sole fixed telephone network provider charging all outgoing calls in United States Dollars. Mobile phone companies, which have been engaged in a rate wrangle with the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), maintain that they are unable to pay the termination rates charged in United States dollars, and have accumulated many debts. Chair of the Telecommunications Operators Association of Zimbabwe Douglas Mboweni is quoted as having stated that currently it costs ten times cheaper to make an international call from Zimbabwe than anywhere else in the world and as a result most international calls now emanate from Zimbabwe . Consequently, these companies have to pay more termination rates than the corresponding countries. POTRAZ has set the tariffs using the official exchange rate of Z$250 against each US $ a rate which has become unsustainable for most exporters and service providers. Zimbabwe is currently facing a foreign currency shortage, making it virtually impossible for subscribers to pay their telephone bills in foreign currency. Nyasha Nyakunu Research and Information Officer Media Institute of Southern Africa - Zimbabwe 84 McChlery Ave Eastlea P.O Box HR 8113 Harare Zimbabwe Tel: 263 4 776165 / 746838 misa@mweb.co.zw www.misazim.co.zw __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Greetings All. KICTANet is pleased to announce a 2-week Online Deliberation of the recently published Internet Study referenced below. http://www.cck.go.ke/internet_market_study/ The Objectives of the Study include: Appreciate the Levels of Internet Use & Penetration in Kenya Understand the reasons behind the prevailing levels of Internet Use & Penetration Interrogate the Recommended Interventions for improving Internet Use and Penetration Promote discussion and consensus regarding the Recommendations The specific tasks/program outline are: Internet Study-Background Concepts/Overview 1day Internet Study-International & Domestic Bandwidth Usage 1day Internet Study-Hierarchy of Providers (IBP,ISP) 1day Internet Study-The Statistics on Infrastructure 1day Internet Study-The Statistics on Affordability 1day Internet Study-The Statistics on Dispersion 1day Internet Study-The Impact of the Recommendations-3days What is the way forward/Conclusions 1day We hope to be 'on-air' starting next Monday 23rd April 2007 and ran through Friday 4th May 2007. Plse read through the published study and we hope to get your lively participation on the same next week. Your comments will be collated and forwarded to Regulator for consideration. Plse pass the message along to prospective participants asking them to register on the list @ http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet walu. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Sir, Could we do this on a platform? e-learn/CMS kind of ! Kind Regards, On 4/19/07, John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Greetings All.
KICTANet is pleased to announce a 2-week Online Deliberation of the recently published Internet Study referenced below. http://www.cck.go.ke/internet_market_study/
The Objectives of the Study include: • Appreciate the Levels of Internet Use & Penetration in Kenya • Understand the reasons behind the prevailing levels of Internet Use & Penetration • Interrogate the Recommended Interventions for improving Internet Use and Penetration • Promote discussion and consensus regarding the Recommendations
The specific tasks/program outline are: • Internet Study-Background Concepts/Overview – 1day • Internet Study-International & Domestic Bandwidth Usage – 1day • Internet Study-Hierarchy of Providers (IBP,ISP) – 1day • Internet Study-The Statistics on Infrastructure – 1day • Internet Study-The Statistics on Affordability – 1day • Internet Study-The Statistics on Dispersion – 1day • Internet Study-The Impact of the Recommendations-3days • What is the way forward/Conclusions – 1day
We hope to be 'on-air' starting next Monday 23rd April 2007 and ran through Friday 4th May 2007. Plse read through the published study and we hope to get your lively participation on the same next week. Your comments will be collated and forwarded to Regulator for consideration.
Plse pass the message along to prospective participants asking them to register on the list @ http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
walu.
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John Walubengo -
Judy Okite -
Rebecca Wanjiku