Committee to hear how cost of internet services can be lowered
Committee will scrutinise how the telecoms industry can contribute to lowering the cost of internet usage for universities and schools
THE high cost of mobile and data services in SA comes under the microscope over the next two days when the portfolio committee on telecommunications and postal services interrogates the question together with industry stakeholders.Of major interest to committee chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi is how the industry can contribute to lowering the cost of internet usage for universities and schools.She has asked a representative of the University of the Western Cape to make a presentation on the effect of the cost of communication on students.Two nongovernmental organisations, the Right2Know and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), will also make submissions.The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services will outline government policy, while the Independent Communications Authority of SA will provide details of its regulatory approach.Mobile phone operators are also in line to focus on the issues impinging on the costs of communication, and representatives of the small and...
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