"Growth has come largely on the back of dramatic take-up of broadband offerings by small businesses, which alone accounted for half of the growth in the market," World Wide Worx head Arthur Goldstuck said in a statement.

This shift came in the context of all internet users abandoning dial-up internet connections, which utilise phone lines, for faster broadband connections.
The study followed a recent decision by Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri not to appeal a September court ruling that would allow Value-Added Network Services (Vans) to build their own networks.

Previously Vans would need to apply for individual licences from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.

Source: Mail & Guardian Online

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