LLB 209 Communications Law and Policy

Weekly assignments: 20 marks.

1. Briefly trace the development and evolution of communications law in Kenya (keep
in mind the different areas introduced in today’s class) or what is the history of
communications law in Kenya? Response should be in a maximum of 150 words.
2. List the laws that regulate the communications sector in Kenya or what is the
Communications legal framework in the context of Kenya?
3. What factors influence the communications sector?
4. Why is regulation necessary in the communications sector?
5. What is the meaning of Broadcasting?
6. What law and authority regulate broadcasting in Kenya?
7. Outline scope of broadcasting law in Kenya.
8. What are the different types of media in Kenya?
9. Who can own media in Kenya?
10. Define Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) or What is DBS and how does it work?
11. What is the meaning of cable?
12. What does digital migration mean?
13. What is the cause of the migration?
14. What are the effects of the migration in Kenya?
15. What is universal telephone service? What is the meaning of Universal service?
16. What is the purpose of the universal fund in Kenya?
17. What is mobile spectrum?
18. What international and national laws apply to regulation of mobile phone spectrum?

Note: Response to occupy a maximum of four pages (A4 font size 12) of type excluding list of
references.