Politics and policy
How to stop predatory tendencies by internet service providers
Laying the fibre optic cable. Were the CCK to call the industry to order, it would save Kenyans billions of shillings in revenues. The firms have colluded to shave off benefits of the landing of the fibre optic cable since last November. File
Posted Thursday, January 28 2010 at 20:02
Furthermore, the mobile phone taxes in place are in the category of luxury taxes, at par with the so-called “sin-taxes” on alcohol and cigarettes. In a new strategy with greater relevance to economic objectives, the authorities should give incentives for content-oriented ICT services, and build ICT-readiness scenarios that guide the expansion and taxation regimes to be adopted for each of the main sectors of the economy- agriculture, industry and services.
Dr Wagacha consults in Macroeconomics for African Development Bank, ECA, SADC, ACBF and others. mwagacha@gmail.com
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