Yet another reason to get angry with Bill...

[Jan Claeys]

Op zo, 19-03-2006 te 03:24 +0000, schreef Pete Ryland:
> > And AFAIK at least in most cities in Africa there *is* internet
> > connectivity.  Whether it's accessible by everyone (money-wise) is
> > another problem of course...
> 
> This is certainly not true.  Let's take South Africa's comparitavely rich
> northern neighbour Botswana.  Its capital, Gabarone, has maybe 50,000
> population (including outlaying farms etc) and has IIRC two internet "cafes"
> and no other possibility for internet connectivity for home use as far as I
> know, besides GPRS which was introduced only recently. 

I won't say it's financially possible for everyone to get internet
access, but it seems like there are at least 3 or 4 ISPs operating in
Botswana, and at least one of them specifically mentions "personal
dial-up internet access"?


-- 
Jan Claeys