Type of Resource:
Policy brief

Year of Publication:
2015

Indicators:
- Challenges
- Solutions or Strategies
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use

Author(s): Ariel Futter and Alison Gillwald

Trends: there is potential for the expansion of zero-rating practices in South Africa. Usage of zero-rating has taken off among ISPs and mobile operators worldwide. Challenge: the price of data was a major barrier to internet uptake. Local market forces might make Internet.org and other zero-rated applications more appealing than they would be in countries where greater shares of the population already have access. Solutions: regulatory bodies must guard against the possibility that operators will rely on zerorating as a part of their business models

URL
https://researchictafrica.net/publications/Other_publications/2015_RIA_Facebookzerorating_policy_paper.pdf

Region of Study:


Country of Study:
South Africa,

Study Quality
Medium