Thursday, September 08, 2011

Appeal for scrapping of broadband red tape

By Lelethu Mquqo
8 September 2011


A technology company has appealed to government to help make the roll-out of fibre for broadband less costly and cumbersome.

Gustav Smit, CEO of Dark Fibre Africa, says outdated policies and a pedantic approach from local authorities are costing the country dearly.

Smit was speaking at a telecommunications conference in East London.

He says it can take up to nine months to get permission to lay fibre at certain bridge crossings or railway areas.

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