I am not an expert on this, what is the variable cost for an isp to provide local content?
Thanks Tim On 8 October 2011 08:42, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Free local connectivity will not spur local tech businesses, local content >> and demand for local content will spur local tech businesses and a community >> of entrepreneurial tech companies. Take a visit to Nairobi, Kenya the growth >> of their local tech businesses is not because of free local traffic but >> because there is a demand of local content and the suppliers are coming up >> to feed this demand. It of course started by a few content providers that >> fed a desire of user demand. Are we in Uganda feeding a desire of any >> Ugandan by working to provide local content for them? We even host our daily >> papers out of Uganda! not to mention our GOVT sites!!!!! (ubos.org--North >> America, unbs.go.ug--USA just to mention a few) > > Indeed it is a shame these sites are outside the country. > > What can we do about that? > >> >> >> -- >> Mike >> >> Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in a >> million chances happen 99% of the time. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 758 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > http://twitter.com/batje > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255758554413 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
