@Ali, That is precisely the point. Offer what you can guarantee you can provide! And that is why we need regulator's intervention. But can CCK intervene if there is no policy governing such an area? Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> Cc: Davis Onsakia <mautidavis@yahoo.com>; "isoc@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Network neutrality and the case of Kenya's Internet service providers Kivuva That's besides the point. Don't offer 'unlimited' Internet if its not limited and your are hoodwinking users. In fact this issue goes beyond net neutrality to ethical business practices. A few months ago there was the same discussion on the list and I'm gratified to note that some Service Providers have stopped this habit. Just offer bundles and let us make an informed choice. What is not right though is sell bundles and then throttle bandwidth through some new terminology known as 'Fair Use'. This is something that the Regulator should definitely look into. Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote: Hi David,
You raise a good point. Net neutrality is treating all internet traffic equal. But consider this, you are a service provider and you offer unlimited internet for ksh2000/month, then some dude torrents several Terabytes on that plan, will you be in business?
Regards
On 10/08/2013, Davis Onsakia <mautidavis@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear all,
How 'neutral' is Kenya's mobile service providers networks for accessing the
Net? There has been cases where some providers have discontinued 'Unlimited
Internet' access offers due to the 'violation' of the terms under which
these offers were made in the first place. Does CCK have any policies in
regard to net neutrality for ISPs and MSPs alike in Kenya?
Some background information about network neutrality, you can read this
piece by the
Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/14517422?story_id=14517422
Regards and many thanks,
Davis M Onsakia
'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you
settled for.' - Maureen Dowd
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