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Overview of Internet in Seychelles. Presented by: Margaret Asba Cable & Wireless Seychelles. Country Background. Area: 455 sq.Km Population: 79,164
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Overview of Internet in Seychelles Presented by: Margaret Asba Cable & Wireless Seychelles
Country Background Area: 455 sq.Km Population: 79,164 Age structure:0-14 years: 29% (male 11,712; female 11,569) 15-64 years: 64% (male 24,879; female 26,038) 65 years and over: 7% (male 1,709; female 3,257) Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.95 years male: 66.61 years female: 75.42 years
Languages: English (official), French (official), Creole Economy: Based on Tourism & Fisheries Telephone companies:Cable & Wireless and TSL
Internet Development Introduced: 1996 Subscribers: 2000 Subscribers Categories: 60% Private/Home Users 28% Business 12% Government Users: No statistics available, however all 11 secondary schools plus 4 post secondary schools are connected International Bandwidth: Currently 512kbs Being upgraded to 2 Mbs
ISP: Currently only 1 (ATLAS), the two Telcos CWS & TSL are not currently allowed to be ISP’s, Policy: Regulator currently working on new policy for IT. Tariffs: Two registration packages: Corporate $ 545 4 dial-up accounts Home: $ 136 1 dial-up account Monthly charges: 20 hrs - $ 45 30 hrs - $ 54 Excess charged at $0.09 per minute