Seacom targets ‘aggressive' broadband prices

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East coast cable company Seacom will charge 80% less for bandwidth compared to Telkom, it says.

Seacom, a privately-financed venture, is surveying the planned route for its cable that should connect all countries on the East African seaboard to Sicily, in Europe, and India to the international telecommunications grid. It says its cable will have an initial capacity of 1.28Tb, four times as much as planned for rival Eassy (East African Submarine Cable System).

 

[Slooth]

Goverment will want to control the SA portion, I don't see this happening.

 

[ldmelsa]

However, whether SA would be allowed to enjoy the benefits of a private cable company is open to question, as the Department of Communications seems to be lukewarm to the idea.

This is bad news, people.

 

[Tux]

Lukewarm in govt speak: Our kickbacks aint big enough, and my wife needs a new merc...

 

[ldmelsa]

so true

 

[biltonguy]

Lukewarm in govt speak: Our kickbacks aint big enough, and my wife needs a new merc...

spot on

 

[kris860911]

Ugh. Scream.