Yes, I sincerely hope the board will take the advice contained therein. Owen
> On Aug 11, 2021, at 07:52 , Noah <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Fiona, > > Thank you so much for the statement from the Technology Service Providers of > Kenya (TESPOK) on AFRINIC. > > Cheers, > ./noah > neo - network engineering and operations > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 3:33 PM Fiona Asonga <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear All > > TESPOK- Technology Service Providers Of Kenya has issued the following > statement regarding the current situation at AFRINIC. > > <https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010>It reads: > > > 10th August 2021 > > STATEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDERS OF KENYA (TESPOK) ON AFRINIC > > Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) is a professional non- profit > organization representing interests of Technology Service Providers in Kenya > and it runs the Kenya Internet Exchange Point. > > TESPOK and its 80+ members are dependent on the internet resources acquired > as members of AFRINIC, thus AFRINIC plays a crucial role as the sole > delegated administrator of critical Internet resources for the African region > as Kenya internet users rely on AFRINIC to provide and efficiently distribute > internet number resources, support internet technology usage to be able to > connect to the Internet and to conduct business online. > > Afrinic’s Chief Executive Officer’s communication to members regarding the > dispute between AFRINIC and Cloud Innovation Limited has left TESPOK and its > membership concerned. The dispute has led to AFRINICS accounts being frozen > thus hindering AFRINIC’s ability to operate and perform its duties. > > TESPOK recognizes that AFRINIC plays an important role in running critical > services for the global internet thus we at TESPOK would like to support > AFRINIC meet its operational obligations until the dispute is resolved. > > We thank the AFRINIC CEO, Eddy Kayihura for the constant updates and > reassurance he has provided members and we would like to humbly appeal to > AFRINIC’s Board of Directors and Senior Management to focus on its core > mandate and ensure the stability of Africa’s internet ecosystem. > > TESPOK hopes that AFRINIC will do everything within its ability to ensure > business continuity and that a swift amicable solution to the dispute shall > be reached. > > ENDS... > About TESPOK > Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) is a > professional, non-profit organization representing the interests of > telecommunication service providers in Kenya. Established in 1999, the > strength of the Association rests on its ability to be truly representative > of the Kenyan industry as a whole. The association has brought the issues > affecting its members into the limelight creating awareness among policy > makers and the general public as well as producing several concrete outcomes. > More information is available at: https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010 > <https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010> > > > > <mail_signature-01.jpg> > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > <https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss> > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss
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