Price controls on telco tariffs ill-advised and will create injustices

CA should also examine the market dynamics at play before applying measures that might be punitive to the business success [File, Standard]

The mobile phone has become a way of life. Few can imagine living without a cellphone. Nearly half of the Kenyan population today is 18 years and below, which means they were born in the era of mobile phones. For them it’s never about whether they will have a phone but what model, capabilities, specifications, the look and feel and the experience.

The cellphone has become a gadget of national importance. Which is why the Communications Authority (CA) was right in seeking to study the development of the telco markets since the first cellphone towers went up about 18 years ago and to correct any imbalances.