Sunday, September 12, 2010

Re: Government on Safaricom/Telkom Orange.

How much have you been paid for this?

Safaricom has overeploited us for a long time. They dont need any sympathy.

Making billions and giving back in a few hundreds is not logical.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Zain Kenya

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenfish <peter.osotsi@gmail.com>
Sender: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:18:30
To: MlalaHoi<mlalahoi@googlegroups.com>
Reply-To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
Subject: Government on Safaricom/Telkom Orange.

At least someone is seeing the business sense. Sh. 2 bob per minute is
good for a desperate customer, but to an operator that's closing shop
soon, its very bad news. The bad news is, when the competitors creep
from the market or die, its the new dominant player (e.g. KPLC) that
will hike prices at will, then we are back to square one. Government
has to protect the industry and Kenyans.

Zain arm twisted the government into reducing interconnectivity
charges and now they are trying to use the same to undermine the
market. They are using the savings from interconnectivity fees and 3G
license to undermine the market in the name of marketing war chest.
Zain was Kencell, sold to Celtel, sold to Zain, and noooow, sold
Bharti. Now, they'll kill other operators and sell at a profit to
Mabati Rolling Mills. That can't happen in a free market economy.
Prices have to be dictated by market fundamentals, not underhand
tactics. I hope the government knows Bharti airtel is constructing
their HQ next to CCK HQ, and thats a very stupid thing to do.

Its also stupid to blare music at your neighbours shop in the name of
"bend over". Bend over for what? Its my shop and I decide what I do
there, the prices for my products and so on.

If Safaricom closed today, think of the shareholders, think of MPESA
and the value that it brings to the ordinary people (who remembers
Posta Pay and the high cost of sending and receiving money), think of
a network thats been dependent on by millions upon millions - think of
emergencies and evacuations because the network is accessible even in
remotest of places. Think of that call that makes your spouse,
girlfriend, children, mpango wa kando and so on beam with joy. Think
about that job opportunity or business that you lost because your
phone was off. Think about someone close that passed away and since
they could not reach you, you never knew. Think about that positive
change that the call brings when you really needed someone to talk to.
Thats what Safaricom has done to us. It has given us options in life.
You let it live, you get changed, you switch off, thats a lost
opportunity. Its because everyone I know of that has a Zain, Orange or
Yu line, is a die hard Safaricom customer. The others are a "by the
way". Its because its a trusted network.

They sponsor almost all sporting events, they sponsor medical camps,
they sponsor the young techies become guru's. Safaricom does so much
for this country, and like most Kenyan spouses, we keep complaining
and thinking the grass is greener on the other side. Its never been
greener. Its probably drier. If its greener, shit is happening there,
there's a heavy unsustainable cost and toll to the owners.

I'll never move away from the Safaricom network even if they charged
Sh. 100 per minute, because I care that the money I pay them is not
shipped to India or China, but its spent in Kenya in uplifting the
living standards of ordinary Kenyans, be it sports people, rotting
talent or sending that small payment to improve the rural economy, or
employment in dealerships that span the width and breadth of this
country.

I stand by the government that there shall be no arm twisting of
players in the telecommunications sector. Let them sell us a service
for a profit, a decent profit that will help them improve their
services, employ the folks at a decent salary, and give back to
society in ways we've never seen. No other company in Kenya has been
that committed to Kenya than Safaricom. Ask me what Zain has done in
the last year or so with their "profits", in community development,
and you know the answer. Zain will become a free network, but even
then, I will not migrate even if im the only one on the Saf network.

I hope Ndemo, Bharti Airtel, Essar and Orange are reading my
statement.

My several cents on masaa ya kubamba, on kubamba tariff, on my
bambanet modem.

Its me

Peter

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hmm... Seems the Government may be yielding to pressure to raise the
interconnect rates... The Zain CEO won't be the happiest guy around...

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/Focus%20shifts%20to%20small%20firms%20in%20telecoms%20call%20rates%20war/-/539550/1007346/-/7jvk0fz/-/index.html

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With Regards,

Phares Kariuki

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