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Cost of telecoms to be reduced

Jun 03 2009 12:12

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Johannesburg - The government would ensure that the cost of telecommunications is reduced through the projects under way to expand broadband capacity, President Jacob Zuma said in his maiden State of the Nation speech in Parliament on Wednesday.

Zuma said that the roll-out of digital broadcasting infrastructure and signal distribution transmitters was a development "which should boost the World Cup".

"Overall, we will ensure that the cost of telecommunications is reduced through the projects under way to expand broadband capacity," the president said. State of the Nation address

"We have to ensure that we do not leave rural areas behind in these exciting developments," he added.

- I-Net Bridge

 
 
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