Tag: communications authority of kenya
Mobile Money Penetration Hits 73.8 Percent Thanks to M-PESA
The latest sector data from the Communications Authority of Kenya has revealed that Safaricom’s M-PESA is still king in the mobile money space. We...
Draft Interconnection Regulations 2022 Give Telcos Leeway To Negotiate Termination Fees
At the end of 2021, ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced plans to cut call termination rates, also referred to as...
Complete Guide To Confirming SIM Details For Safaricom, Faiba, Telkom, and Airtel Kenya
The SIM card registration exercise was supposed to end in Mid-April this year. However, following public outcry about the registration process, and the issues...
Airtel Kenya Pays KES 2.2 Billion To The CA For Additional Internet Spectrum
News from Airtel Kenya and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) state that the carrier has paid KES 1.13 billion for a network license....
CA’s Phase 2 of the Universal Service Fund Goes Live In West Pokot
The Communications Authority of Kenya has connected 14 sub-locations to mobile network services in West Pokot County,
This is part of the Authority's plan...
Safaricom Is Now Unmatched In Fixed Broadband Subscriptions
Data subscriptions in Kenya are very interesting, and each telco has been trying to expand its market share by as many units as possible.
During...
Kenya Launches Bids For Re-election to Key Global ICT Positions
Kenya has launched its bid for re-election to two key positions in international ICT organizations.
The country is eyeing another term at the International Telecommunication...
App Acquisitision Channel for SIM Registration Slows Down Mobile Subcsriptions in Kenya
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed the latest sector statistics for the Kenyan market. These are the results for Q2 (October to...
Explained: Airtel Kenya’s Legal Tussles With the Communication Authority
Airtel Kenya and the Communications Authority of Kenya have always had a tussle about money, especially regarding spectrum fees. The fight has been ongoing...
Mobile Termination Rates Could Go Lower As Regulator Seeks to Clamp Down Unfair Competition
New mobile termination rates are here, but over the month, they have been disputed, mainly by Safaricom.
Still, the charges have been supported by small...
How Consumers Could Benefit From Reduced Mobile Termination Rates
The termination rates debate is still hot for two primary reasons, all led by operators. On one side, Safaricom wants the CA to rethink...
Amid Termination Rates Debate, Small Telcos Insist Safaricom Practices Anticompetitive Behaviour
The mobile termination rates (MRTs) debate has been ongoing for a couple of days now, and that’s for good reason because there are some...
How Revised Termination Rates Ease Financial Burden From Airtel, Telkom Kenya
Towards the end of 2021, ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced plans to cut call termination rates, also referred to as...
CA Proposes the Establishment of System to Stop Proliferation of Counterfeit and Stolen Devices
Kenya ICT regulator the Communications Authority (CA) has invited the public, among other stakeholders, to review the proposed Guidelines for Addressing Counterfeit, Stolen, and...
Safaricom Says CA Uprocedurally Developed New Termination Rates So It Is Opposing Them
Last week, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced that it had revised call termination rates downwards from KES 0.99 to KES 0.12 per...
Phone Calls Set to Get Cheaper Following the Adjustment of Termination Rates
From January 1, 2022, Kenya mobile consumers will pay less when making phone calls. This follows a review of mobile termination rates and fixed...
Why Capital FM, Nairobi TV Could Be Shut Down
The Communications Authority of Kenya is the state’s ICT watchdog that ensures all matters related to ICT are run properly and according to the...
Only 26 Million Smartphones Are Accessing Mobile Networks in Kenya as Feature Phones Lead
Postpay and Prepaid Services in Kenya
Have you ever asked yourself how many Kenyans use post-pay services?
Well, the numbers are quite low because the market...
Mobile Loan Defaults See A Drop in Mobile Money Subscriptions
Sector stats for Kenya’s telecoms space have been released by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
These are numbers for the first quarter of the...
Why SASA TV Has Been Suspended by the CA for Six Months
A couple of months ago, Mt. Kenya TV was closed for the next four weeks by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
The TV station,...
National Addressing System May Finally Go Live After a Two-Year Absence
The CA says it is conducting a market study in the postal/courier subsector in order to establish the service access gaps to generally boost service access to Kenyans.
Mucheru Orders Closure of Unlicensed Ecommerce Platforms
The last time we learned something about the National Addressing System (NAS) was about two years ago.
At that period, the CA announced that it...
Safaricom Once Again Ousts Zuku and JTL as Leading Fixed Internet Providers
Data and broadband services are interesting services, particularly over this period when some people are working from, and some educational institutions have adopted online...
Former IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba Takes Director-General Duties at Communications Authority
Former IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba has been appointed the new Director-General for ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
Chiloba replaces Mercy Wanjau who...
Kenya Has More Than 64.4 Million Active SIM Cards, Translating to 132.2 Percent Mobile Penetration
New data regarding sector statistics from ICT watchdog the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has arrived. The information has been reviewed for the third...
Communications Authority Invites the Public to Review Kenya Call Termination Fees
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is seeking the input of the public regarding the review of local voice mobile termination rate and fixed...
How To Confirm If Your ID Has Been Illegally Used to Register Other SIM Cards
It is illegal to have an unregistered SIM card in Kenya.
This has been known for a while now, and while stakeholders, including Safaricom and...
Safaricom, Liquid Telecom, and Communications Authority Defend Fibre Caps
Lawyers Hub Kenya has conducted an interesting review of ISPs fair usage policy in an online meeting attended by key reps for the Safaricom...
Jamii Telecoms Applies for Tier I 4G Spectrum License
A few years ago, Jamii Telecoms entered into the 4G space.
Part of that development, which received wide attention in Kenya, was that its plans...
CA Kenya’s UFS Kitty Sees Kitui Villages Finally Get Connected
While mobile operators have been offering their services in the country for more than two decades, they have not been successful in offering network...
Radio and TV Channels Still Popular Among Kenyans as Magazine Readership Deteriorates
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has published an extensive Audience Measurement and Industry Report for Q2 2019-2020. The numbers are for broadcasting, which...
Communications Authority Spells Stringent Guidelines for Operators That Spam Customers
ICT regulator the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has released draft consumer protection guidelines for public comments and review.
The draft is based on the...
Communications Authority Now Recognizes Foreign Electronic Certification Providers
The providers are required to apply for recognition within 30 days from the day of the first notice (September 1, 2020).
Communications Authority Publishes Draft Customer Care Guidelines, Asks for Public Participation
The Authority has the mandate of putting in place guidelines for purposes of clarifying certain provisions in the Act and Regulations in regard to the treatment of issues pertaining to ICT consumers
Communications Authority Guidelines for Telecoms Numbering Resources Are Live
The Procedures and Guidelines for the Management and Administration of Telecommunications Numbering Resources 2020 have been published by the Communications Authority of Kenya.
