OA News: October 20, 2009
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- When fiber-optic cables don’t reduce Internet costs, what do you do? Attract local content and web hosts:
Kenya shifts attention to local Web content {CIO.de} - The Ugandan ICT minister is optimistic:
East Africa on brink of internet transformation {New Vision Online} - Telecom company MTN has secured a $100 million loan from within Uganda, to improve and expand its network, an indication that the economy has the potential to support costly public projects:
MTN to invest Shs190 billion in Uganda {Monitor Online} - Last week’s workshop has ended on a high note:
SEACOM hosts workshop in Johannesburg {IT News Africa} - Africa.Inx, South Africa’s first independent network exchange, was officially launched today:
Africa.Inx promises 50% bandwidth price cut {MyBroadband.co.za} - A blog post that stresses the importance of web design for low bandwidth and recognizes the future of mobile web access in Africa:
ICT4D: When mobile phones link with computers {Global Voices Online}