[Mispa-management-l] MMC Meeting proposal - 20 Dec 2019 - (Fwd) Afrimax Limited: Charges for Throughput Access to Google and Akamai Cache

[Mr. Arthur Mtegha]

I will be available.

Arthur

On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:35 AM Dr P Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw> wrote:

> MMC,
> MISPA,
>
> It appears that there are a number of issues that have arisen on MISPA and
> MIX that need the attention of the MISPA Management Committee and here is
> one of them from AFRIMAX copied here below.
>
> I would, therefore, like to propose a meeting of the MISPA Management
> Committee on Friday, 20 December 2019, from 10am.
>
> Please confirm if you will be available for such a meeting at College of
> Medicine in Blantyre.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paulos
> ======================
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>
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> *From:*                         Kamar Abass <kamar.abass at afrimax.net>
> *To:*                            P Nyirenda <paulos at sdnp.org.mw>
> *Copies to:*                  Prince Azubuike <princeazubuike at gmail.com>
> *Subject:*                     Afrimax Limited: Charges for Throughput
> Access to Google and Akamai
>                                  Cache
> *Date sent:*                  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:14:30 +0000
>
>
> *WITHOUT PREJUDICE*
>
> Dear Dr. Nyiranda,
>
> We write, on behalf of Afrimax Limited, a MACRA-licensed ISP operating in
> Blantyre.
> In this connection, Afrimax is a member of MISPA and is presently
> connected to the MIX.
> In addition, Afrimax takes capacity from MISPA’s Google and Akamai caches.
>
> The current commercial arrangements, for access to MISPA caches, are for a
> flat fee of $35 (thirty-five US dollars) per Mbps for cached content.
> In addition, excise duty and VAT are applied, taking the total cash cost
> of connectivity to these caches to almost $45 (forty-five US dollars) per
> Mbps.
> And this price is levied before we must face the exchange rate risk
> applicable between MWK and USD rates.
>
> The effect of this pricing is to prevent Internet data charges from being
> reduced, even though average levels of customer usage are rising.
> The opportunity to provide customers with improved value for money will
> enhance productivity, grow incomes and drive beneficial new investment.
> This empowerment and transformation opportunity, which is at the heart of
> the global digital agenda, is therefore being undermined by artificially
> high prices for IP content.
>
> And we say artificially high because we have been offered prices for
> direct IP Transit, by TTCL, of Tanzania, that are as low as $40 per Mbps.
> And there prices are being offered for capacity commitments of no more
> than an STM-1.
>
> With this alternative pricing level, there can be no justification for
> cached capacity to be offered at around $45 (note that capacity payments to
> TTCL will attract no Excise duty or VAT).
> We would therefore ask for your assistance in urgently reviewing these
> prices downwards, substantially, for the 2020 calendar year.
> In addition, we ask that we move collectively to pricing for cached
> content in local currency: why should forex risk be passed to relatively
> small ISP who have no opportunity to earn Forex.
> Whereas Malawi’s major operators earn significant Forex from inbound IDD
> calls, which outweigh Inbound IDD, so achieve positive net IDD revenues in
> Forex.
> This “surplus” can thus be applied to IP Transit prices by the major
> operators in a way that ISP, who earn no Forex cannot
>
> We discussed that this matter is to be discussed at MISPA’s December 2019
> Management Committee meeting.
> I should be pleased to attend this meeting, to represent the views in
> person with industry colleagues.
> Kindly therefore extend an invitation to me, to this end.
>
> In addition, please feel welcome to share these views with other industry
> colleagues to garners support for their early implementation.
> With kind regards,
> KA
>
> K. Abass
> Afrimax Limited
> *www.afrimax.net* <http://www.afrimax.net>
> *hello at afrimax.net* <hello at afrimax.net>
> 01 831 706
>
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