Internet price reduction not trickling down to consumers

The recent reduction in Internet prices by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) has not been beneficial to customers.

At a BTCL breakfast meeting held yesterday for clients, BTCL customers complained that the benefits of the price reductions have not trickled down to them.

Botswana Building Society’s head of Information Systems and Networking, Isaac Itheetseng said although the telecommunications group has announced a 75 percent price reduction last year, they have not seen the effect on their charges. 

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