Articles tagged with: Communications Commission Of Kenya
Kenya's Safaricom Buys WiMAX Network Operator
Kenya's Safaricom says that it has signed an agreement to buy local WiMAX operator, Packet Stream Data Networks for an undisclosed amount. The intended acquisition comes on the back of Safaricom's recent appointment of Jamii Telecommunications as its preferred partner in the rollout of it optical fibre network. more
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Kenya Wants PrePay Subscribers Registered by Jan 2010
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has directed the Ministry of Information and Communication to ensure that all PrePay subscribers are registered on a central database by the end of next January. Citing the usual reasons of preventing crime, the plan was announced at a gala dinner to commemorate the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) 10th anniversary more
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Telkom Kenya Awarded a Mobile Operator License
Kenya's telecoms regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has awarded a mobile operator license to Telkom Kenya, which has legalised its existing CDMA based fixed wireless network. The incumbent GSM operators had complained that Telkom Kenya's CDMA network was illegal as the company hadn't paid for an operating license that the regulator had considered to be a fixed wireless service. Since the launch though, Telkom Kenya has marketed the service as a mobile phone network in some areas. more
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Kenyan GSM Operator Gets International License
Kenya's Safaricom says that it has received an international gateway licence, which it expects will result in a substantial fall in prices of international calls by the mobile service provider. Kenya's telecommunications industry regulator Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) announced the long-awaited move that is expected to stimulate growth in the fast expanding telecommunications industry. more
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Kenyan operator finally gets legal permission to commence operations
The last legal hurdle preventing Econet Wireless from rolling out its Kenyan mobile network has been removed following a High Court decision which ruled that the company's 15-year GSM licence had been properly issued. more
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Kenya to offer 3rd GSM license
Kenya is to offer a third GSM license, to compete with the incumbents Safaricom Kenya and KenCell Communications. The Communications Commission of Kenya has invited experienced operators of mobile telecommunications systems to participate in a prequalification process, which will result in the award of a nation-wide GSM900/1800 licence. more
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The mobile phone element of the implementation of Lithuania's National Telephone Numbering Plan has started. Number dialing procedure has resulting changes to cellphone dialing codes, and the code series 281, 285, 289, 299 have now changed to 681, 685, 689, 699. The old codes will still work until September 1st 2002. more
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