Enforcement & Compliance Presentation: Telecoms Challenges & Recommendations
This presentation by Daniel K. Waturu, a Telecoms Specialist at AFRALTI, covers key challenges faced in the telecom sector, such as SIM Box menace, frequency spectrum misuse, cable vandalism, and stakeholder engagement. It also offers recommendations including the use of technology for detection, improving infrastructure management, and amending relevant legislation for better enforcement.
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ENFORCEMENT &COMPLIANCE PRESENTATION TO NEW CA EMPLOYEES BY: DANIEL K. WATURU Telecoms Specialist AFRALTI 1
Day 2 SIM Box menace Unscrupulous international and local operators initiate and terminate/convert to local calls Loss of revenue to licensed operators and government Security risk due to its secrecy Poor QoS due to concentration of call on one BTS Some EACO countries have system to monitor. Kenya has non AFRALTI 2
Frequency spectrum misuse By unlicensed individuals and operators By licensed operators, e.g. MNO and broadcasters Interference Security issues Harmful to public by VHF UHF, AFRALTI 3
Cable Vandalism Many underground infrastructure Telecoms Cables Water pipes Electric cables Gas Pipes Oil Pipeline Others AFRALTI
Stakeholder Meeting at CA in 2011 Communications Authority of Kenya City County of Nairobi KURA KeRRA Ministry Roads (now Ministry of Transport) KeNHA KPLC TKL Other Stakeholders AFRALTI
Recommendations Use of Technology to detect underground facilities Ground Penetrating Radar 3 D (GPR3D) equipment Maps underground facilities to GIS and CAD (Computer Aided Designs) applications Developed by ITU Kenya Roads Act to be amended to ensure other stakeholders are informed prior to any Road works that will affect underground infrastructure Special Police Unit to deal cable theft/damage by thieves and saboteurs AFRALTI
Recommendations (contd) Modern Way leave Management One Central Authorizing Agency for road opening Sharing of Manholes, Ducts et to avoid duplication of infrastructure Use geo-referenced digital maps Review existing legislations such as Scrap Metal Act-strict licensing conditions of metal dealers Electricity Act-strict penalties on theft of copper cables KICA 1998-stiffer penalties for cable theft/damage AFRALTI
Other areas requiring enforcement Un Authorized Cable TV Operators Infringement on content rights (KICOBO) Car tracking operators (using GPRS) Prohibited Postal/Courier Activities Malicious/ Threatening Calls and messages Unlicensed Vending of telecoms equipment Unlicensed gaming using short codes Tampering with Mobile Handset IMEI AFRALTI
Questions Please give two reasons why enforcement of compliance in ICT Sector is important State three legal and regulatory instruments used in enforcing compliance in the ICT Sector Give two enforcement principles in the ICT Sector AFRALTI 9
THANK YOU AHSANTE AFRALTI
Questions (Cont.) State three violations in the regulations which will prompt enforcement action State two reasons why type-approval is necessary Mention two players in the SIM box fraud Mention two areas where CA has state-of-the- art system to monitor compliance What do initials QoS and QoE mean and in which area does each apply? AFRALTI 11
Questions (Cont.) Mention two stakeholders in the enforcement of ICT sector legislation Which section of the Kenya Information and Communications (amendment) Act 2013 prohibits hawking of SIM CARDs? AFRALTI 12
