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Internet Access: Nyanda wants to see cheaper Internet access

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 21 May 2010 

The Communications Minister, Siphiwe Nyanda, wants to see cheaper Internet access among other things. He made it clear that Internet access is still not affordable for most South Africans, especially people living in the rural areas. 

Improve quality of life… 

Nyanda has made it clear at the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTID) earlier this week that he wants to see a telecoms regime earmarked by affordable communication solutions.  

Given the above, Nyanda for one wants to see a broader base of people having access to communication mediums such as the Internet since it can help to improve the quality of their lives according to him. Furthermore, he identified a lack of access to ICT infrastructure in the rural areas as one of the major obstacles and intends to focus strongly on the use of ‘ICTs for accelerated service delivery and empowerment’ this year.

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