BOCRA lays Internet connectivity guidelines for hotels

The newly proposed guidelines for Internet efficiency in the hospitality industry by Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) seeks to improve the efficiency of the communications sector by standardising connectivity.

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.

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