BOCRA lays Internet connectivity guidelines for hotels
Friday, May 02, 2014
The guidelines come into effect from June 1, 2014.
“The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a framework that governs the provision of and quality of broadband Internet in the hospitality facilities in Botswana,” BOCRA said. Under the new proposed guidelines, minimum bandwidth capacity will be set for use by hospitality facilities in order to improve quality of service through provision of fast and reliable broadband Internet access.
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...