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KPLC taps new revenues with fibre optic offer
Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph and Kenya Power and Lighting Company Managing Director, Mr Joseph Njoroge (left), during the signing of a lease agreement for dark fibre optic cable between the two companies at a Nairobi hotel. Photo/HEZRON NJOROGE
Posted Wednesday, February 3 2010 at 00:00
KPLC faces a tough proposition - how to woo companies that already have spent millions securing connectivity on satellite or fibre to its cable.
Both Telkom Kenya and Kenya Data Networks, who have been contracted to convey international connectivity from TEAMs and Seacom respectively, have said that they are battling increased instances of fibre vandalism on their networks, costing them Sh1.5 billion in repairs over the last year along the Mombasa-Nairobi route.
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