The digital divide between rich and poor is slowly becoming a divide between African countries and the rest of the world, said Rudolph Muller, lecturer at the department of business IT at the University of Johannesburg and founder of the broadband Web site, MyADSL.
The state of Internet offerings in SA means South Africans can't use Internet technology properly, and applications like podcasting cannot be used to their full capacity, he noted.
Muller also said South African content developers are falling behind their international counterparts, as they have to build content for the Internet environment they live in.
Muller commended the wireless Internet options for their internationally competitive pricing.
Solutions to cheaper Internet start with the Department of Communications' recently held telecoms pricing colloquium, which should develop a strategy towards cheaper Internet access, said Muller.
Muller also said the sector needs more competition other than the second national operator.He proposed that the telecoms sector should be opened up.
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