The national
telecommunication operator, Office nationale de postes et télécomunication (OPT),
established an Internet service under the subsidiary Agence commerciale des réseaux et
services à valeur ajoutée. The service uses a 128Kbps link to the United States via
MCI in Libreville which has since been upgraded to 512Kbps.
A private company, Internet
Gabon, buys then resells a portion of OPT’s international Internet bandwidth
to about 30 customers for access to Compuserve. Internet Gabon also has the rights to
resell Compuserve in Central and West Africa and is now looking for partnerships in these
countries. In addition, Internet Gabon is currently hosting the Regional Environmental
Monitoring Program (REIMP) project office, and has won a tender for OPT’s national
Internet backbone study which brought in experts from France, the United States and South
Africa.
Internet
Service Providers: OPT
and Internet Gabon
Internet Tariffs
(based on OPT rates): (where US$ 1.00 = F CFA 608 as of October 1999)
- Dial-up access:setup –
9,900F CFA, monthly fee – 4,500F CFA/month
Usage charges:
5 hours per month
– 7,200F CFA
10 hours per month
– 13,500F CFA
20 hours per month
– 26,550F CFA
30 hours per month
– 36,450F CFA
50 hours per month
– 54,900F CFA
*each additional
hour costs 2,250F CFA
unlimited hours
– 63,000F CFA
- Leased line connection:
1,500,000F CFA/month
Note: 18%
sales tax will be added to the fees; local call costs approximately 90F CFA per 45 seconds
(about US$13.90 per hour).
Internet host
sites (2000): 26
Internet
subscribers (1999):
- Total users: 1,000
- Subscriber per 10,000 inhabitants:
8.53
Internet Users (1999):
- Total: 5,000
- Users per 10,000 inhabitants: 41.78
Internet
bandwidth: international – 512Kbps, local – 33.6-56Kbps (analog).
Internet use by
categories:
- News and Media: 5 (Africa Number
1, Union UEW, Canal Horizons, Africa Intelligence, Professional Association of Gabonese
writers)
- Arts and Culture:
6 (CCF
Saint-Exupery of Libreville, Cultures Fair, National Conservatory of Music and Dance, The
Bateke Civilisation, Gabonese Musicians, Chorus spécial P. Akendengue)
- Business and Industry:
over 30
web sites
- Personal Web Sites
: over 25
(include Gabonese living outside the country)
- Education
: 2 (l'Institut
Africain d'Informatique, Collège Blaise Pascal à Libreville)
- Government
: 11 web sites
Other usage:
over 30 web sites focusing on science & technology, tourism, society and religion and
professional associations.
Links to
Internet Sites on Gabon:
Government:
Academic:
Research:
Projet RADAR - http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/projet/gabon/gabon.html
Foundation Dr. Schweitzer
(HealthNet Node) - http://www.schweitzer.org
Archeology: Okala Site -
http://home.worldnet.fr/clist/Textes/okala.html
Fondation SIDA (AIDS
foundation) - http://www.internetgabon.com/sida0
Mission Dr. Debre - http://www.internetgabon.com/debre/index.htm
Commercial:
Industry:
ETMA Gabon (Transport) - http://www.utrac.com/contacts/gabon.htm
ESTTM (Health and Security) - http://www.utrac.com/contacts/gabon.htm
SAFT Telecom (Telecommunication
equipment) – http://www.utrac.com/contacts/gabon.htm
SACOA (Agricultural products) - http://r-plus.com/sacoa/
ENERDAS (Solar Energy Provider) - http://www.enerdas.com/
Consulting:
Tourism:
Associations:
NGOs/Development:
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