Re: Tanzanian ISPs move closer to establishing an Internet exchange

[Randy Bush <randy at psg.com>]

> Independent research has shown that African Internet Service Providers
> (ISPs) loose over US$400 million every year paying for the peering of
> local traffic in international exchanges and international bandwidth
> providers. This was said by Brian Longwe, General Manager of AfrISPA, a
> membership organization of African ISPs, when conducting a joint technical
> workshop and a CEO briefing for Tanzania.s ISPs in Dar es Salaam.

could you give us the basis for the $400m figure?

randy


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