It's not so much social networking sites that would be great, but the possibility of free interactive education. The quality of teaching that most (poor and black) South African school children are subjected to is…
There are some areas in Gauteng where Telkom lines remain heavily rationed. Factor in the risk of copper theft and consequent reliability issues, and wireless is very attractive.
It is interesting to see South Africa's two biggest rent seeking industries (telecommunications and banking) covered in one post :-) Things are changing, but there are issues that more undersea cables and a tiny opening…
It's not so much social networking sites that would be great, but the possibility of free interactive education. The quality of teaching that most (poor and black) South African school children are subjected to is…
There are some areas in Gauteng where Telkom lines remain heavily rationed. Factor in the risk of copper theft and consequent reliability issues, and wireless is very attractive.
It is interesting to see South Africa's two biggest rent seeking industries (telecommunications and banking) covered in one post :-) Things are changing, but there are issues that more undersea cables and a tiny opening…