[APCPress] APC recommendation: Reduce the cost of international internet connectivity

[Karen Higgs]

Reduce the cost of international internet connectivity

In Argentina, internet access averages 13 dollars a month and almost a 
fifth of the population are online whereas in Sudan internet access 
costs 160 USD a month and only 9 people in a thousand are online. 
Africa, the poorest continent in the world, has the highest costs for 
internet access.

In the run-up to the first-ever meeting of the Internet Governance Forum 
in Athens starting October 30, APC releases a set of recommendations 
that encourage the IGF to tackle the availability and affordability of 
the internet in the developing world and especially Africa as a matter 
of urgency.
http://rights.apc.org/documents/apc_igf_icc.pdf