The 2007 Africa Competitiveness Report, which was released recently, places South Africa seventh on the list of African countries with the lowest broadband prices.
even on the continent SA is not a leading figure. South Africa is ranked below countries like Morocco, Egypt, Madagascar, Senegal, Botswana and Mauritius which should cause alarm bells to ring.
South Africa’s ADSL offerings are extremely expensive when compared to international standards.
The fastest broadband offering in South Africa is Telkom’s DSL 4 Mbps service. This service is priced at R 675-00 per month and allows for a 3 GB monthly usage allowance which means the service costs R 56-25 per Mbps/GB.
The average per Mbps/GB price for these three countries is R 0-71, 79 times less than the price in South Africa.
The fact that South Africa’s incumbent operator’s premier broadband offering is over 7900% more expensive than countries like Morocco, Australia and the UK does not paint a positive picture.
clipped from: mybroadband.co.za