http://www.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1567 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.apc.org/en/news/openaccess/africa/internet-africa-well-organised-racket <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">MONTREAL</span> (Frédéric Dubois for Alternatives) - <p><div class="img floatleft large_thumbnail"><img src="http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/images/apc2-06.large_thumbnail.gif" alt="" title="" class="image image-large_thumbnail" width="200" height="124" /></div>Africans pay five to ten times more than Canadians do to access the <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a>. It is even more costly in rural settings, where a connection is often hard to find. However, what is even more scandalous is the fact that the consumers have no say. A walk on the dark side of the <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a>.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/en/news/openaccess/africa/internet-africa-well-organised-racket#comments Open access affordable internet bandwidth high speed internet SAT-3/WASC Africa Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:02:44 +0100 LisaC 6814 at http://www.apc.org