INTERNET ACCESS SOARS, COSTS PLUMMET ON ISLAND FOLLOWING THE END ITS FEDERAL TELECOM MONOPOLY

Internet access has increased 20-fold and broadband costs have fallen by 99% on the archipelago of Micronesia thanks to the ending of government monopoly in the sector. Market liberalization has dropped the cost of internet to $65.00 per Mbps per month to just 78 cents, while more than 1,500 kilometers of undersea fiber optic cables […] The post Internet Access Soars, Costs Plummet on…

Good News Network reports that internet access has increased 20-fold and broadband costs have fallen by 99% on the archipelago of Micronesia thanks to the ending of government monopoly in the sector.

The report adds: Market liberalization has dropped the cost of internet to $65.00 per Mbps per month to just 78 cents, while more than 1,500 kilometers of undersea fiber optic cables […] The post Internet Access Soars, Costs Plummet on…

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