Lower that broadband costs

The South African chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-ZA) and the Online Publishers Association (OPA) are campaigning for price-cuts for the Internet Broadband by Telkom and Sentech. Broadband enables the user to stay connected all the time and offers high speed connectivity. Telkom is charging R1.75/Kbps for its ADSL while Sentech's MyWireless is R2.93/Kbps (286% and 480% more expensive respectively than Egypt).

A Telkom poll currently in progress on Telkom’s website shows a 81% “NO” by users asked if they would upgrade to the ADSL 4GB unshaped service.

Internet penetration in South Africa is growing at a snail’s pace. According to World Wide Worx annual report on Internet Access in South Africa, only 7.4% out of a population of 47.5 million is connected. The majority of these users are still mostly confined to the larger cities and towns, and the Internet remains out of reach to the vast majority of South Africans.