MPs open probe on data expiry, Safaricom Bonga points
perpetual to guarantee engagement between the landlord and tenant, expiry
ensures that engagement between the service providers and the customer is
maintained. Operating costs are also elastic.
Regards
On Wed, 30 Nov 2022, 2:11 pm Ali Hussein, <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
> @Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> I vehemently disagree.
>
> This is absolutely insane. No argument can deter me from my conviction
> that this is wrong. Once bought there should be no expiry date.
>
> @Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>, @Walubengo, and all you
> proponents of this expiry manenos. Let me ask you this – What exactly is
> the issue here? Why do telcos want to expire our bundles when we have paid
> for them? What are the technical limitations here? Or financial? Please
> explain it to me like I’m a six-year-old.
>
> Regards
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
> Fintech | Digital Transformation
>
>
> Tel: +254 713 601113
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
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> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
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> organizations that I work with.
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>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:34 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> I agree with @John Walubengo <jwalubengo@kictanet.or.ke>. Sustainability
>> is a key issue for any infrastructure or application service provider. I
>> guess it is a component of digital literacy that end users should be made
>> aware of continually.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 8:48 AM David Indeje via KICTANet <
>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Should Internet Data Bundles Expire? This week’s article by Mr John
>>> Walubengo reviews the issues from the customers’, mobile operators, and
>>> regulatory (and legal) points of view. bit.ly/3ONagcU
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 11:22 AM Ali Hussein via KICTANet <
>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Victor
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for sharing this. This is what happens when we lack a clear
>>>> policy on Net Neutrality and the usage in general. What the lawmakers are
>>>> doing is what we in Kiswahili call ‘kutapatapa’ or in English to be all
>>>> over the place.
>>>>
>>>> Let this be something that we as an industry take up with the lawmakers
>>>> and work with them to come up with solid policies to address this issue.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>>
>>>> Fintech | Digital Transformation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>>
>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>
>>>> LinkedIn: Ali’s Profile <ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>> <ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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 Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 4:40 PM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Parliament will probe telecommunications firms for imposing expiry
>>>>> dates on data bundles, airtime and loyalty programmes such as Safaricom’s
>>>>> Bonga Points, setting the stage for a fresh battle between the lawmakers
>>>>> and the operators.
>>>>>
>>>>> The National Assembly’s committee on Communications, Information and
>>>>> Innovation says it will also inquire into the widespread Internet speed
>>>>> throttling practice by internet service providers (ISPs).
>>>>>
>>>>> *Read more: *
>>>>> www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/mps-open-probe-on-data-expiry-safaricom-bonga-points–4032338
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>>>>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
>>>>> *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web:
>>>>> www.lawmark.co.ke <www.lawmark.co.ke> *
>>>>> ====================================================
>>>>>
>>>>> *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig
>>>>> Ziglar*
>>>>>
