'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries

[rpm]

'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries

 

[zagame]

It is shocking, but then this is S.A

Dude too many things are not said there.... but talking from experience we have been battling for 6 months to try and get funding so that we can put a wireless mesh up in the rural areas that Telkom cant (read wont) cover.

We can mesh a huge area at a reasonable spend within 2 months, providing internet connectivity for everybody who has no, I repeat no connection higher than dial-up, and they have been waiting for Telkom who say that they will only build an exchange in 4 years.
Now that is 100 000+ people who could have internet within a month, we even offered to provide all the schools and locations with free 96kb/s connections. (This is only for the area near us), so you can multiply this by every rural area in S.A (lol Telkom see the south coast as rural as well)

AGGGG!!! I get p**sed off writing this, so I am going to stop now, bottom line this country is mismanaged in all departments and I cannot see it getting better, stupid laws holding us back, regulations etc.

UNCTAD has already highlighted broadband as a vital tool in economic development, saying last November that it is so vital for businesses that it should be considered a utility comparable to water and electricity.

UNCTAD should tell this to Telkom, ICCASA and every other money grabber who are robbing us of everything, including any possible future growth.

 

[Tns]

the divide is just going to get bigger.rather uplift than drag down.


So even when offering areas with free internet you are refused cause the gov ain't controlling it.