State pushes telcos to pay clients for dropped calls

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Currently, the law in Kenya does not compel telcos to compensate subscribers for service outages caused by hitches on their networks.

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Telecommunications operators will be required to set up a system to compensate subscribers in cases of dropped calls and other outages as the State moves in to bolster the quality of service.

The system will either be automatic or claim-based and will include a method for calculating compensation, including the duration and extent of the service interruption.

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