ShareThe public broadband plan, called SA Connect, was approved in 2013, but rollout has been slow.
The public broadband plan – known as SA Connect – was approved by government in 2013 to improve connectivity in public spaces. It aims to roll out 33 539 community Wi-Fi hotspots to cater to 5 830 208 households over three years.
"The SA Connect drive will expand from the core network owned by Broadband InfraCo, other state-owned entities and telecommunications infrastructure operators, as well as the satellite service of Sentech," she said.Ntshavheni said that work to connect 412 sites in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape had already begun. The first phase of the project was allocated a budget of R23 million.
Phase 2 is meant to ensure that South Africa achieves the goal of universal internet access. The government's National Infrastructure Plan 2050, published in March, details a plan to introduce universal digital connectivity to SA households, with a target of making up to 50G of data per month available to every home by 2025.
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