ICT REGULATION THE CCK EXPERIENCE

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• ICT REGULATION -THE CCK EXPERIENCE

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Introduction

• Role
• Policy Implementation
• Regulation
• Facilitator
• Which Way?

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ICTs

• ICTs are enablers to socio-economic growth
• ICT enabling sectors
• Telecommunication and postal operators
• Broadcasters
• Internet Technologies
• ICT enabled sectors
• Agriculture
• Education
• Governance
• health

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CCK?

• Kenya Communications Act 1998.
• Institutions
• Ministry - National Communications Secretariat
• Appeal Tribunal
• Communications Commission of Kenya
• Telkom Kenya Limited
• Postal Corporation of Kenya

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Role

• Policy Implementation
• Telecommunications Policy
• Postal Sector Policy
• Broadcasting policy
• ICT policy?

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Role (contd)

• Regulation
• Rule making and enforcement
• Licensing
• Postal/Courier licenses
• Telecommunications licenses
• Frequency licenses

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Role (contd)

• Telecommunications Market Structure 2001
• Fixed telecommunication
• Mobile cellular
• Mobile satellite
• Internet Backbone
• Internet Services ISPs, IXP
• Premium rate services
• Public Trunked Radio Networks
• etc

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Role (contd..)

• Tariff regulation
• Nondiscriminatory and cost based
• Establish interconnection principles
• Between operators of different communication
  services
• Standardization
• Network Standard Certification
• Equipment Type Approval

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Role (contd..)

• Management the radio frequency resources
• Frequency Planning
• Frequency Assignment Broadcasters,Network
  operators, CTRO and other radio frequency users
• Frequency Monitoring

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Role (contd..)

• Universal service/access
• USO and Universal service fund?
• Consumer and user protection
• Complaint handling and enforcement equipment of
  standards
• Competition
• Introduction and implementation of competition
  safeguards

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Facilitation

• Education and Human Resource
• KENET Support of Secretariat and Infrastructure
  facilitation
• AFRALTI ITU Centre of Excellence
• MoUs UON and JKUAT

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Facilitation (cont)

• Health
• National Taskforce on Telemedicine
• Telemedicine proposal Proposal to fight
  HIV/AIDs, TB and Malaria using Modern Diagnostic
  and Information and Communication Technologies
  (ICTs) for submission of the Global Fund through
  the MOH

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Facilitation (cont)

• E-commerce
• Licensing of main drivers ISPs, IXPs and PRSPs.
• KENIC (www.kenic.or.ke) Accredited institution
  (by Govt and Internet Community) for Domain name
  registration.

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Challenges/Experiences

• Exclusivity /Restricting Mkt. Entry More
  problems than Solutions
• Intransigence of the Incumbent
• Regulating Govt?
• Infrastructure stagnation
• Affected provision of other services e.g
• Mobile Telephony
• Internet Services
• Data Communications
• Non-fulfillment of licence obligations

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Challenges/Experiences (Cont.)

• Problems of Mobile Operators
• Interconnection Payments
• Payphone Rollout
• Unmet Quality of Service Targets
• Establishment of a unnecessary parallel Mkt.
• Technology Regulation (VoIP

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Challenges/Experiences (Cont)

• Bidding as form of Mkt. Entry
• Telecomm Downturn.
• Major Networks interested more in Managing as
  opposed to Investing
• Sometimes High Unrealistic bids
• Techl Convergence
• Capacity Building human/institutional

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Post Exclusivity-Which Way

• Post-Exclusivity in Kenya- Some Thoughts
• Privatize the incumbent
• Fully Liberalize the Mkt.
• Second National Operator?

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Post Exclusivity-Which Way?

• Adopt a Technology Neutral Licensing framework.
• Allows Any form of Comms Network to provide any
  form of Comms service
• Three Distinct Licenses
• Network Facilities Providers
• Applications Service Providers
• Contents Service Providers

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Conclusion

• Oaks scorn to grow where there is no freehold
• ICT Legislation(s).
• Certainty/broad but clear roadmap.
• Desired Institutional Framework
• Regulatory Independence
• Clear dispute Settlement Mechanism
• Provide for Industry participation

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THANK YOU

• John OMO
• (LLB, LLM)
• Commission Secretary
• Communications Commission of Kenya
• P.O. Box 14448
• NAIROBI 00800
• omo_at_cck.go.ke