{"id":24415,"date":"2012-10-21T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T10:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=24415"},"modified":"2012-10-21T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T10:20:31","slug":"internet-access-will-become-free-vox-telecom-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/internet\/24415\/internet-access-will-become-free-vox-telecom-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet access will become free: Vox Telecom CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vox Telecom<\/a> CEO Douglas Reed<\/a> says that South African consumers can look forward to a positive trend of declining broadband prices and improved services for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Reed said that he does not expect any major factors forcing a quantum change on either the technology or regulatory front, but the trend of lower broadband prices and better services will continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually Internet access to the consumer will tend to be free or close to free like other communication mediums like TV and radio,\u201d said Reed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvertisers would pay extensively for targeted, niche and relevant marketing to profiled individuals, which would subsidise access for those that can’t afford to pay for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the interventions which many South Africans think will drive down fixed broadband prices is Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), but Reed said that it may come too late.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen LLU is a reality, it will be far too late to impact on the broadband services available in SA. We have far more options now, like improved fibre networks and LTE,\u201d said Reed.<\/p>\n

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