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Cost of 1 Gigabyte in Africa: $1,800
1.5 Percent of Continent connected
According to the Associated Press, Africans pay on average 90 times what Americans pay for data downloads. Americans pay on average $20 for one gigabyte of data per month, while Africans pay $1,800. "The only undersea fiber optic cable to connect several African countries and the rest of the world - remains the most expensive in the world and contributes to the high costs of bandwidth in Africa," notes a Kenyan official. Only about 1.5 percent of Africa's estimated 906 million people are connected to the Internet.

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pnh102
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I wonder how this breaks down between the politically "free-er" countries such as South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya and Zambia and the rest of the continent.

Another point to consider... South Africa happens to be the country where Thawte, Inc. (the #2 security certificate vendor) is headquartered. Things can't be that bad!