Reseau International de correspondants writes about pricing inequalities in the international telecom system [1] (Fr) that place a disproportionate burden of payment on developing countries to the extent that “the South is financing the North” and it is in effect “three times more expensive to connect to the internet” in developing countries.
How the South is financing the North's internet connection
· Written by Jennifer Brea
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