According to the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology of Kenya, it is important that the existing spectrum policy principles, practices and strategies are reviewed in order to be aligned with the new developments. The objective is to identify strategies that promote more efficient and beneficial use of the spectrum in order to encourage the development of new and innovative wireless services.
Key policy objectives:
-Undertake a comprehensive review of spectrum management practices in the country with the objective of identifying strategies that promote more efficient and beneficial use of spectrum without harmful interference to users;
-Ensure that spectrum, being a scarce resource, is allocated in transparent, fair and equitable manner and managed efficiently
-Ensure global and regional coordination and harmonization of spectrum usage to decrease cost of technology by increasing economies of scale.
-Unlock the economic value and entrepreneurial potential of Kenyan spectrum assets while ensuring that sufficient spectrum is available to support critical Government functions;
Interested members of the public and organizations are invited to submit any comments on the Draft Wireless Broadband Spectrum Policy Guidelines before September 22, 2017.
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