i would say,if you cunt take the heat the kitchen isnt the best place to be.
biz obeys the laws of demand and supply most of the time but in safaricoms case it is who came first. beating them will be extremely hard,their mzozano with equitel just got interesting.
mobile banking is the holy grail and they are not going to let anyone mess with it.
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Bad news. This might scare other investors. A dent in tax collection, not forgetting termination of many jobs.
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Weka link, I need to read this for myself.
Airtel, going by the name Kencell then, came before Safaricom as we know it now. The biggest mistake they made was their ‘per minute’ billing.
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They lost their footing from the beginning kencell was like the network for the rich folks and safaricom was for the common mwananchi, that’s how safcom gained their huge customer base
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but they need to man up and be innovative,not whining like biches they are.
ilikuwa cnn,wacha kukeep with the kks all the time.
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hata hawakutandikiwa calls,money banking ndio iliwachenga kiasi kianthony van gal
Airtel threatens Kenya exit over Safaricom ‘dominance’
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By STELLAR MURUMBA, [email protected]
Posted Tuesday, September 8 2015 at 23:00
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Airtel Kenya boss Adil El Youssefi said “anti-competitive behaviour” by the market leader had condemned competitors to losses.
He said the "behaviour" also contributed to the exit by Essar as well as the expected pull out by France Telecom from Orange.
Telecommunications firm Airtel could exit the Kenyan market if new regulations are not passed to curb Safaricom’s dominance, its chief executive Adil El Youssefi said on Tuesday.
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Mr Youssefi said “anti-competitive behaviour” by the market leader had condemned competitors to losses, claiming that it also contributed to the exit by Essar — Yu network operator — as well as the expected pull out by France Telecom from Telkom Kenya.
“We have been trying for over five years and have not made one dollar in profit. Airtel is likely to exit Kenya if the market structure is not addressed in terms of dominance,” said Mr Youssefi after launching a promotional offer for Airtel subscribers.
“The shareholders of Airtel at some point will say: ‘Thank you, Kenya, we are no longer investing here’.”
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) earlier said it would need at least one-and-a-half years to conduct a study to determine the thresholds that determine abuse of dominance in the telecommunications industry.
It is only after the study that new laws can then be enacted to address any anti-competitive practices in the market.
Mr Youssefi also took issue with a recent notice by the industry regulator indicating that Safaricom will be given a licence to roll out high-speed (4G) Internet countrywide.
The notice was published on August 19 and gives stakeholders a month to submit their objections, if any. Mr Youssefi said giving Safaricom the 4G permit ahead of other telcos would “tie” consumers to one service provider.
“We do not agree with the way the valuable 800HZ spectrum was allocated to the dominant player to deploy the 4G network without a clear agreement with other players on commercial terms,” he said.
“If the dominant player launches the 4G network across the country, consumers will not have a choice and will be limited to only one provider.”
READ: Why Airtel wants a share of Safaricom 4G frequency
The CA has stated that Safaricom’s 4G licence will be issued on condition that it is shared with other operators.
In an earlier interview with the Business Daily, the CA indicated that 30 per cent of Safaricom’s 4G spectrum would be shared with other telcos. Safaricom has also indicated that it is willing to share with its rivals the 4G spectrum on commercial terms.
“We have tried to talk to the dominant player (Safaricom) about the commercial modalities, but they are not interested. I do not trust them even one second. They will not allow us to use the 30 per cent spectrum diligently. The technology allows everyone to control their quality of services.
“The CA should ensure that this valuable spectrum is not used commercially until we come into an agreement. If not, we go,” said Mr Youssefi
Wakwende i dont give a damn. They dont advertise their products kwani sisi ni miungu to know what they have? Poor customer care- safaricom got 2 twitter accounts to deal with their customers n they are operational 24/7 while airtel got a clown called Jammo eho is clueless on most issues. I think from the beginning Airtel underestimated Safaricom/Kenyan market. They thought Kenyan market was like India n things would be smooth for them by introducing low rates…
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Like it was said here before, when a product/service is free then wewe ndio the product. Kama airtel money sending money is free, then where the fuck do they money from to maintain those services n pay their agents too? Hata ktalk hatucharge membership fees lakini we show you ads which pay for the server costs
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It would be terrible if they left. Remember orange also want to go. You think Safaricom is bad? Wait till they are your only option ndio utajua pembe inaweza mea hadi mawingu. Plus no investor will bring their money here again.
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safaricom controls cck, wakisema 4G license is 8billlions thats that
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Currently Airtel operates na licence ya YU yao hata they are yet to renew
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aitrtel sasa wantaka ku operate sare, hizi ni reasons tu ndio wasamehewa kulipia spectrum. waache kutubeba mafala
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Bad news. Equitel is the real deal. Mwangi agrow hii Equitel. With the many Equity agents cash withdrawal from the banks directly via phone should be the thing. They should also make credit cards accessible in local shops. Hii safaricom naweza hama haraka sana. I love Equitel send/pay, deposit in other banks. More services than Mpesa and no stupid delays.
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Safaricom opened its api to developers… Hope equitel wawe better competitors unlike hawa airtel who think hapa ni india where they own the govt
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hata mimi nasema watembeze.
i have never owned a airtel line
it doesnt always work like that,they had wrong info,poor research,poor advertising,poor customer relationship…
because a model worked in india it doesnt have to work here.
unafikiria ni kwa nini bob con me more alikataa kuingia the neighbouring countries?
unless washikane na safaricom watukamue kama ng’ombe za kienyeji.
they also have a long way to go.
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Equity is widely accepted and has gained public trust over time. Unless ni infastructure itawahold back, they can do it bila kushikana na safcom. I own an equitel, airtel and safcom. Safcom ni ya kucall (the only reason i call with it is easy recognition ile watu wamenizoea kwa hio number nothing else), equitel ni ya biashara (convenient than Mpesa a thousand fold) The only limiting factor is that agents require ATM cards to withdraw money from the account. Am not such a heavy consumer of mobile banking but niko juu ya mhindi kiasi, over time i have found it my guys prefer me to send them directly through Equitel than Mpesa. If they correct this mess and make it such a way you can withdraw just like Mpesa, this will be the best way to do mobile banking. Airtel ni data mwitu pekee. Equitel should set up the infrastructure and do proper marketing and this is the only force worth competing with Safcom.
Equity bank used the same strategy “Member” and look at where they are now.