| OVERVIEW
OF THE INTERNET IN SIERRA LEONE
Prepared by: Cecil Farmer
SierraTel
cecil.farmer@sierratel.sl
| The
estimated number of Internet subscribers and
users: |
750 |
| Estimate
of the user base, in percentages, for the following: |
|
|
- Categories: Academic/Research |
10% |
|
- Commercial (Business) |
20% |
|
- NGO/non-profit |
5% |
|
- Government |
5% |
|
- International orgs (i.e. UN, World Bank, etc.): |
10
% |
|
- Other: |
50
% |
| The
number of ISPs |
NONE
FOR NOW |
| Amount
of international bandwidth available for Internet (in and
out of the country) |
256
Kb BOTH WAYS |
| Background
information on regulatory issues such as competition in ISP
market, IP telephony, etc;- |
NA |
| Universal
access issues such as public access points (e.g.,
telecentres, cyber cafés, etc.), tariffs, etc. - |
10
CYBER CAFES
|
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