BTC slashes Internet bandwidth prices

Botswana: BTC Slashes Internet Bandwidth Prices By 64 Percent
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The country's leading telecommunications service provider, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), has reduced Internet bandwidth prices by up to 64 percent as part of its commitment to providing affordable Internet access ... Due to a substantial increase in bandwidth demand from the business sector and domestic (residential) consumers, BTC recently upgraded its Internet bandwidth capacity, leading to a growth in economies of scale, the benefit of which the parastatal is extending to customers. "There has been growth in various parts of the business, and it is only logical that customers realise the benefits of business partnerships with BTC," says Duncan Pie, Head of Public Access Communications ... BTC offers terrestrial bandwidth, which has superior benefits of better quality, low latency, scalability, and redundancy, ensuring that the customer gets world class Internet connectivity ... The move to reduce bandwidth prices allows affordability of Internet services, and the BTC is set to continue its unwavering support to the country's ICT initiatives dubbed Maitlamo ... the BTC has also segmented the market, structuring its pricing into Corporate Pricing and Wholesale Pricing, which includes resellers including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Public Telecommunications Operators and Value Added Network Service providers ...