Message-ID: <m0vQX3y-00050tC@arcc.or.ke> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 14:12:57 +0300 From: Shem Ochuodho <mailto:shem@ARCC.OR.KE> Subject: Re: Internet by Satellite To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Rob,That's been a very interesting (if painful) experience.
We are a non-profit research organization offering among other things : training, consultancy, maintanence, and Internet access. We are probably today the largest ISP in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Your narration doesn't sound unusual to us. Among the countries of current interest to us, one is soon to introduce VSAT's. Indeed, we have also been talking with another VSAT firm (than Hughes). We however would be interested in contacting Hughes (if you have a contact to share) - as well as talking to you - and any others directly interested in this area.
As an aside, an affiliated company, Telemedia Communications, is a purely commercial venture that may also be interested to talk with you. You can reach the General Manager at mailto:tmc@arcc.or.ke.
More via private mail ....
Shem Ochuodho Director, African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC) P.O. Box 58638, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254-2) 726914/570176, Fax: 723851 URL: http://www.arcc.or.ke/