@vvs, do you see them being able to handle within network traffic if they charge 4/ within network? The thought is good though, i even suggest 3/ within network and 5/ cross network. But they cannot do this overnight, plus they have to get approval from cck. The lower charges will also affect their bottom line. When they used to charge 30/ peak and 11/ offpeak is when they used to make 16B+ profit. I pray they go to court so that they get tamed for good. (dislaimer: i am neither a shareholder nor a subscriber)

AMEN...

Kenol Kobil has fought off Shell, Total, etc to emerge as #1 in Kenya thru ORGANIC growth. Not only in Kenya but also a power in regional East Africa. Will the idiots curb their success?

Nation has grown organically. Did you know Standard used to be #1? KTN was #1? Nation was DENIED broadcast licenses by the corrupt idiot danny moi YET Nation triumphed to be #1.

Nakumatt (& Tuskys) have handily beaten the then #1 Uchumi (dominant in 80s & 90s).

Bidco was a small player against Unilever/EA Industries. Success was hard but earned.

I do not agree with CCK on this matter,Safaricom has connected well with the Kenyan people.Is worth its existence and profits.Look at simple statistics like employing over 2500 Kenyans directly,it also indirectly employs another alone million through dealerships, m-pesa agency and through the many subcontractors and suppliers.M-pesa alone has improved lives in kenya and many of us can now send the small cash available to our forks in the village at barely no cost. I take the opportunity to castigate the regulator for overstepping mandate and congratulate safaricom for their good work.all the 860,000 investors like me and the 17 million customers are behind you in every way.

Please give me an example of anti competitive practices. I asl have a problem with the supernormal profits. What is supernormal profits???
I really dont understand this wordy act, does it mean that they do not want a player to dominate a market????
I think it is absolutely unfair. There are many options to choose from and if people decide to leave the cheaper ones and go for the most expensive brand then the other players get jealous!!!!????
The market should be left to regulate itself with very minimal interference from the Government.
Please tell me has safaricom placed any entry barriers for other telecommunication operators???
They shouldhave called this act "The war to bring safaricom down act"

Just a thought - what doest Zain/Yu/Orange plan to do should any of them get past 25% market share? Do they realize they are shooting themselves in the foot.

Microsoft had to pay Euro 1.5B in penalties and still eventually toed the line.

@mlefu et al siding with Safaricom (and please excuse me for not reading through the many posts) but CCK is right. I suspect some (investors in SCOM sahres) are coming from the point of view that the operator will be hard hit thus affecting their investments.

However, CCK (and the smaller operators) have a valid point. Its no more different than the anti-trust suits leveled against against Microsoft in some countries.

1 - Safaricom owing to disproportionate interconnection tariffs, knowing that it holds 80% market share, LOCKS in its subscribers. lets forget about the issue of wanting to retain your same number - look beyond that. Look at your address book - nine out of 10 numbers are Safaricom numbers - so you chose to stay because should you move - it will cost more to call nine out of 10 Safaricom numbers.

2 - Cross subsidies - given that it has 80% of the voice market, it can use that as an advantage to offer extremely low data rates, making it uncompetitive (and sometimes financial impossible) for other operators to offer even the same prices.

3 - This part is not really covered in this new piece of legislation but has to do with consumer protection (and the reason we need mobile number portability) - quality of service vis a vis prices charged. SCOM has raked in millions by offering mediocre service - no more different than the lucrative matatu sector that makes billions yet thrives most of the time outside the confines of exiting laws (including the constitution when it comes to your rights as a consumer, a human being, etc).

I'd like to ask the SCOM users a few questions

1 - Does Super Ongea really work? Whats the lowest rate you have enjoyed during your normal usage hours (I do not mean at 3am on Monday)
2 - For prepaid - can you dial 100 and get though? SCOM said they had opened up a state of the art call centre - did they really?
3 - Quality of service (and this has to do both with Super Ongea Tariff and cross subsidies) - the see-saw tariff is meant to let users enjoy a lower tariff when the network is not so congested - as it were, your answer to #1 itself should tell you the network is constantly congested therefore, quality of service remains low.

My two zloties

And they are still making good profits and have maintained market dominance. I dont think you should have a free market where monitoring of anti-competitive business practices is absent.

safaricom is the largest listed company, they make profits because they offer services that are appreciated by 17+ million kenyans, a scenario where the small "loss making "operators force the rules and are effected, safcom profits drops ..the name might be a junk stock..let me add..a junk stock that can "junk" the entire NSE..

checking call rates in other countries and surely none operates as unprofessional as our small players.

@Manja: I am a SCOM shareholder. Wouldn't accept Zain/Orange/Yu shares even if they were offered free of charge [who wants worthless entries in the CDCS statement?]

However, I use Zain voice, Orange internet and SCOM money transfer. I find SCOM voice and data too expensive. I gave a dormant Yu connection - cheap but limited coverage [ama wame-improve?]

BTW: I DO NOT support the new rules.