Thursday, July 5, 2007

High prices curb S.African Internet growth - survey

(Reuters) - The number of South Africans with Internet access will rise by just 3 percent in 2007 due to high tariffs, but stiffer competition in the broadband market will boost connectivity by 2010, a survey showed on Thursday.

Technology consultancy World Wide Worx said about 3.85 million people -- just one in 12 South Africans -- were expected to have access to the Internet by the end of 2007, up from 3.73 million last year.


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