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East Africa Gets High-Speed Internet Access Via Undersea Cable

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-panacea-but-good-still dept.

Abel Mebratu writes with this excerpt from the BBC: "The first undersea cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fiber-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. The firm says the cable will help to boost the prospects of the region's industry and commerce. The cable — which is 17,000km long — took two years to lay and cost more than $650m."

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  1. The internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its for niggers now.

  2. Very good news! by woutersimons_com · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now all that is left is to get them some electricity in the villages and they can all start joining slashdot.

    1. Re:Very good news! by rts008 · · Score: -1, Troll

      Not everything in [insert country/nation/province here] is rural...

      In Africa, the city dwellers are a minority of the overall population, not a majority.

      There is a reason that Africa is considered a 'third world' country.

      What is your point, specifically?

      By your expected 'Epic Fail', I understand why you posted AC to avoid the backlash from your clueless pedantry...or you are a mindless troll.

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  3. FP DoLL!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    long term survival [gay4-5ex-access.com]?