by Jonathan Fildes, the BBC
Africa is now encircled with high-speed internet cables The global disparity in fixed broadband access and cost has been revealed by UN figures. The Central African Republic is the most expensive place to get a fixed broadband connection, costing nearly 40 times the average monthly income there. Macao in China is the cheapest, costing 0.3% of the average monthly income. Niger becomes the most expensive place to access communication technologies, when landlines and mobiles are also taken into account. “Access to broadband in an affordable manner is our greatest challenge,” Dr Hamadoun Toure, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), told BBC News.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11162656
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