Eassy cable to go live in June

By James Ratemo

Kenya should start enjoying cheap faster Internet in June, after a third undersea cable goes live.

The $263 million worth, 10,000km East African Submarine System (Eassy), will land at the coast next year April before going live two months later after testing.

Speaking in Nairobi yesterday, officials of West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), the largest single investor in EASSy, said the construction, and the laying of system were on schedule with the first landing scheduled for Maputo, Mozambique, tomorrow

Wood said Internet service providers are currently charging highly because they still enjoyed monopoly of service.

Internet service providers, and other Internet Operators utilizing TEAMS and SEACOM, have long argued that they need to recoup their investment before dropping prices, an argument which Wood said was an excuse to reap quick massive profits.