EAST AFRICA NEEDS A FAIR ENTRY-TICKET TO AFFORD CYBERSPACE Easing Access to EASSy
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 8 2006 -- Africa currently has to pay for some of the most expensive bandwidth in the world. All this will change if the proposed East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) cable is built as it will connect countries on the eastern side of the continent and if this new capacity is offered in a way that maximises use and lowers price. To help make this possible, APC is launching a new website "Fibre-for-Africa" and on March 10 held a consultation with more than 80 key stakeholders from all over Eastern and Southern Africa to ensure that access to EASSy - which will serve eight coastal and eleven land-locked countries - is 'easy', affordable and open. - APC http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4513981 ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
