The answer to your question is in the rest of the thread. Its a bit too long for me to type out in the phone :-) On 8 Oct 2011 11:10, "Boaz Shani." <[email protected]> wrote:
> What do you mean by local content ? What content can ISP come up with ? > Sent from my Gmail BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Schofield <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected]: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 09:39:33 > To: Uganda Linux User Group<[email protected]> > Reply-To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Web-conferencing solutions hosted in Uganda? > > I am not an expert on this, what is the variable cost for an isp to > provide local content? > > Thanks > Tim > > > On 8 October 2011 08:42, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Free local connectivity will not spur local tech businesses, local > content > >> and demand for local content will spur local tech businesses and a > community > >> of entrepreneurial tech companies. Take a visit to Nairobi, Kenya the > growth > >> of their local tech businesses is not because of free local traffic but > >> because there is a demand of local content and the suppliers are coming > up > >> to feed this demand. It of course started by a few content providers > that > >> fed a desire of user demand. Are we in Uganda feeding a desire of any > >> Ugandan by working to provide local content for them? We even host our > daily > >> papers out of Uganda! not to mention our GOVT sites!!!!! > (ubos.org--North > >> America, unbs.go.ug--USA just to mention a few) > > > > Indeed it is a shame these sites are outside the country. > > > > What can we do about that? > > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mike > >> > >> Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in > a > >> million chances happen 99% of the time. > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > > > > > -- > WebERP Africa Ltd > +447710427049 > +256752963327 > +255758554413 > www.weberpafrica.com > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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