On 2/2/10, Kevin Oeba <
oeba.kevin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Brainac,
>
> When you say....
>
> *SHAME ON YOU ALL!
> I know most of you are probably subscribed to this list. .
>
> *Umm... are you referring to the *respected companies* or the *hired thugs*
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kevin
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:25 PM, [ Brainiac ] <
arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Im yet to understand the logic in companies, so called respected
>> companies hiring thugs to mutilate infrastructure as a counter to
>> competition. Its barbaric to say the least. And especially in an
>> industry where there is only a handful of operators. SHAME ON YOU ALL!
>> I know most of you are probably subscribed to this list. .
>>
>> On 2/2/10, Bernard Mwagiru <
bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Which makes the fiber less prone to cut,sabotage,etc since the fiber
>> > runs
>> on
>> > the pylons....
>> > ./bernard
>> >
>> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:38 PM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <
>> >
kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Interesting story
>> >>
>> >> -----------------
>> >>
>> >> KPLC hires out third cable
>> >> Written By:KNA , Posted: Tue, Feb 02, 2010
>> >>
>> >> The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has leased out three of
>> >> its 18 extra fibre optic network capacity on the Nairobi- Mombasa
>> >> power transmission line to some telecommunication companies.
>> >>
>> >> The multimillion shillings deal entered between Safaricom, Wananchi
>> >> Group and Jamii Limited is aimed at enhancing KPLC's revenue earnings.
>> >>
>> >> In this partnership Safaricom ended up with a 20 year lease of one
>> >> pair of fibre amounting to Shs 288 million while Jamii
>> >> Telecommunications Limited and Wananchi Group each got a five year
>> >> renewable lease of one pair of the fibre at a cost of Shs 27 million
>> >> per year.
>> >>
>> >> Speaking during the signing of the deal at a Nairobi hotel, KPLC's
>> >> Managing Director Joseph Njoroge said after the leasing of the three
>> >> pairs of fiber to the three companies, there still exists 15 more for
>> >> the same.
>> >>
>> >> He disclosed that the company had invested in a Shs 1.9 billion system
>> >> Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system which entailed
>> >> installation of fibre optic cables on its major transmission lines.
>> >>
>> >> "This system is used for effective and efficient management of
>> >> operations of KPLC's power transmission and distribution grid," he
>> >> said.
>> >>
>> >> He explained that the company had decided to lease the 18 pairs
>> >> considering that it only required six pairs of fibre in the network
>> >> for its day to day operations in terms of data and speech
>> >> communication.
>> >>
>> >> KPLC was granted a network facility provider- Tier 2 license by the
>> >> Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) last year.
>> >>
>> >> The license gave the company authority to construct, install and
>> >> operate electronic communication systems, which may be leased to
>> >> licensed telecommunications operators.
>> >>
>> >> The lease offers contained in the tender floated last year were in two
>> >> categories; one for 15 years described as indefeasible Right of use
>> >> (IRU) for which safaricom made a counter offer of 20 years, and which
>> >> required a bidder to pay upfront; and the second one was a five year
>> >> lease payable bi-annually and renewable after the five year period.
>> >>
>> >> In respect of the IRU, the rent of the fibre on the Nairobi-Mombasa
>> >> route was Shs 2432 (32 dollars) per pair per kilometer per month which
>> >> translates to Shs 288 million (3,840,000 dollars) for a period of 20
>> >> years.
>> >>
>> >> For the five year lease, the rent per pair per kilometer was set at
>> >> Shs 4560 or Shs 27 million per year.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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