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Telkom Kenya

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Type: Company

Name: Telkom Kenya

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Safaricom

Safaricom to invest more in its Internet, data segment

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom firm, is betting on its data segment as it looks for new ways to increase its earnings amid a slowdown in traditional$ revenue streams. The company will now scale up spending on its Internet business line to extend its ... [Published East African - May 18 2013]

Entities: Safaricom, data services, Telkom Kenya, Essar Group

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Activist sues government over emergency police line

ACTIVIST Okiya Omtatah is seeking court orders to compel the government provide a toll free 999 police emergency response number.Omtatah claims insecurity will improve if the government brings back the toll free police emergency response number.In his ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 17 2013]

Entities: emergency, Police, Kenya

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Africa’s most active ICT regions

Based on information being supplied to media, Africa’s ICT industry is growing – boosted by the advent of mobile product and services, but sustaining this momentum is dependent on the identification and implementation of the right investment in ICT, skills ... [Published IT News Africa - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Telkom Kenya, Airtel Nigeria

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

East African Community

MPs Gang Up to Save Kandie

MPs yesterday ganged up to save one of Cabinet nominees Phyllis Kandie who had been found to be unsuitable for the East African Community docket.The MPs ignored objections raised against the integrity of four other nominees and instead went ahead to endorse ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Najib Balala, Charity Ngilu, East African Community

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Telkom Kenya

Parliament wraps up Cabinet vetting

Public vetting for 16 Cabinet Secretaries nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta entered its third and final day Saturday with the nominees spelling out their vision and plans in steering their respective sectors once their appointments are approved by ... [Published Daily Nation - May 11 2013]

Entities: Kenya, Telecommunication, Agriculture, Telkom Kenya

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Magazines: Ruling on pension could open avalanche of court battles

Nairobi,Kenya:The split of the defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC) continues to pose pension dilemma for former employees, more than a decade later.Several employees of the former parastatal are contesting the formula used ... [Published East African Standard - May 06 2013]

Entities: Kenya, Retirement Benefits, Avalanche, Tribunal, Telkom Kenya

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

France Télécom SA

Treasury okays France Telecom tax exemption

The Treasury has exempted France Telecom from paying tax on interest the French firm earns from loans advanced to Telkom Kenya.Former Finance minister Njeru Githae offered the tax concession to France Telkom, which owns 60 per cent of Telkom Kenya, and ... [Published Business Daily Africa - May 06 2013]

Entities: France Télécom SA, Telkom Kenya, Taxes, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Henry Rotich

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Kenya : KENYA: Fixed Telephone administered oxygen to TELKOM. . .

Kenya : KENYA: Fixed Telephone administered oxygen to TELKOM KENYA [TendersInfo (India)]Al Bawaba Ltd.Telkom Kenya has reported a slight growth in its fixed telephone line segment, while the mobile division was not so lucky.The telecom operator, which ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Kenya, Oxygen, Telkom Kenya, Orange France

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Why roaming prices are insanely expensive

Moneyweb’s Hilton Tarrant reveals the truth about international mobile data roamingFree Newsletter Click to subscribeInternational roaming, at the best of times, is a complicated business to make sense of. And when it comes to data, it’s often downright ... [Published MyBroadband.co.za - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Vodacom Group Ltd, MTN Group Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Safaricom

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Kenya’s Internet use rises by 11.6pc in last quarter of 2012

Kenya’s Internet use rose 11.6 per cent in the three months to December 2012, pushed up by high mobile phone usage and stiff competition among service providers, new data shows. However, the growth was a slowdown from the previous quarter’s 19 per cent ... [Published East African - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Kenya, Safaricom, Bandwidth

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Ruto ally lands key energy job

President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled the 53-year-old computer scientist on Thursday, saying his extensive experience in public service placed him in good stead to steer the country’s energy sector/PPSNAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 25 – Davis Chirchir, the Secretary ... [Published CapitalFM - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Telkom Kenya, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Kenya

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Business: Telkom Kenya focuses on fixed line business

NAIROBI, KENYA: Even as the countryâs telecoms industry stays focused on the mobile communication, Telkom Kenya continues to grow the number of its fixed line subscribers as indicated by the recently-released Communications Commission of Kenyaâs stat ... [Published East African Standard - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Telkom Kenya, Code Division Multiple Access, Orange France

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The Telkom CDMA network operates on the "020 prefix and contributes about 25 per cent of the firm's revenues while the GSM network - with about 2.5 million subscribers according to the CCK report - is responsible for the remaining 5 per cent of the firm's overall revenues."

Kenya: Telkom's Fixed Line Subscribers On the Rise [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]

According to Yego, getting to access the Internet was akin to having an online tutor. "I watched YouTube videos and it really paid off for me, to see the training techniques and skills that professional Javelin throwers use. Interestingly, it was via the Internet that Orange and I connected to tell my story" said Yego

Orange Kenya to offer bonus airtime, SMS on Internet bundles [Published CIO East Africa - Apr 27 2013]

She continues: "The gathering will be an opportunity for industry leaders to discuss and debate current market challenges in the African telecom community; and benchmark new solutions to combat and overcome these issues. All of this will unfold in the fabulous Arabella WesternWestern cape Hotel & Spa, Cape town, from the 23rd-25th April 2013."

GDS International's Highly Anticipated Eighth Next Generation Telecoms Summit to Hit South Africa ... [Published TickerTech.com - Apr 15 2013]

"In the Upper Hill area, this has been compounded by a road construction that commenced without proper prior notice and we acknowledge the fact that the on-going road constructions has greatly affected businesses both large and small in this area. It is for that reason that we decided to accelerate the transformation programme in this area" said Aron

Telkom Kenya-Orange in Network Transfo... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 20 2013]

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Safaricom to invest more in its Internet, data ... [Published East African - May 18 2013]
Activist sues government over emergency police ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 17 2013]
Africa’s most active ICT regions [Published IT News Africa - May 17 2013]
MPs Gang Up to Save Kandie [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
MPs gang up to save Kandie [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 15 2013]
Parliament wraps up Cabinet vetting [Published Daily Nation - May 11 2013]
Market Report, "Kenya Telecommunications Report... [Published Live-PR.com - May 07 2013]
Magazines: Ruling on pension could open avalanc... [Published East African Standard - May 06 2013]
Treasury okays France Telecom tax exemption [Published Business Daily Africa - May 06 2013]
Cabinet secretaries nominees profiles [Published Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - May 02 2013]
Somens get boost as AccessKenya rises above IPO... [Published Business Daily Africa - May 01 2013]
Kenya : KENYA: Fixed Telephone administered oxy... [Published Equities.com - Apr 29 2013]
Kenya: Telkom's Fixed Line Subscribers On the Rise [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
Why roaming prices are insanely expensive [Published MyBroadband.co.za - Apr 28 2013]
Kenya’s Internet use rises by 11.6pc in last qu... [Published East African - Apr 28 2013]
Orange Kenya to offer bonus airtime, SMS on Int... [Published CIO East Africa - Apr 27 2013]
Ruto ally lands key energy job [Published CapitalFM - Apr 25 2013]
Profile: Davis Chirchir [Published Daily Nation - Apr 25 2013]
Kenyan President Nominates Barclays Africa’s Mo... [Published Bloomberg - Apr 25 2013]
Business: Telkom Kenya focuses on fixed line bu... [Published East African Standard - Apr 25 2013]
Ex-city chief Gakuo to join Kidero team [Published The Star (Kenya) - Apr 22 2013]
MTN Kenya drops partners and lays own fibre cab... [Published Balancing Act News - Apr 19 2013]
Three mobile firms gain more customers [Published Daily Nation - Apr 18 2013]
Copy Cat targets top IT graduates for training [Published Business Daily Africa - Apr 18 2013]
MTN Kenya ditches partners and pursues independ... [Published TeleGeography - Apr 16 2013]
Orange Kenya cuts SMS and voice tariffs [Published ITWeb Africa - Apr 15 2013]
GDS International's Highly Anticipated Eighth N... [Published TickerTech.com - Apr 15 2013]
GDS International’s Highly Anticipated Eighth N... [Published Prlog - Apr 15 2013]
MTN Kenya drops partners and lays own fibre cab... [Published East African - Apr 14 2013]
Kenya telcos sign unmanned top-up contract [Published East African - Apr 13 2013]

Blogs

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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Number of Mobile Money Subs... [Published MicroCapital - Jan 31 2013] The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK), a state-owned regulatory authority for the communications industry in the country, has released a report showing that the number of mobile money service subscribers dropped by 200,000 to 19.3 million between ...
Kenya loses grip on loss-making Telkom [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Jan 13 2013] "Kenya has loosened its grip on Telkom Kenya after failing to honour a Ksh2. 5 billion ($29. 4 million) payment agreed with its partner, France Telecom, thereby diluting its stake to 30 per cent...." ...

Audio/Video

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28 January - Kenyan Markets with Rufus Mwanyasi [Published ABN Digital - Video - Jan 28 2013]