CBINET is a full ISP established by the Centre national d'informatique
in Bujumbura. CBINET connects via a VSAT to SkyNet in Belgium.
Internet
tariffs at CBINET as of May 1999
| Connection
fee |
US$ 65.00 |
| Internet
access (unlimited) |
US$ 150.00/month |
| Internet
access up to 10 hours/month |
US$ 50.00 + US$ 0.20 /minute for extra-time |
Source: CBINET
A private company, Bi-Network, has set up an
e-mail only service, mainly used by those who can not afford the high cost of CBINET.
Bi-Network was established on October 1997 as a joint
venture between African Net Burundi and African World Services.
Bi-Network
Services Fees (excluding taxes) as of May 1999
| E-mail
per month |
US$
20.00 |
| Web
Hosting per month |
US$
100.00 (for commercials) and US$ 50.00 (for non-commercials) |
| Publicity
per month |
US$ 50.00 |
Source:
BI-Network
Internet host sites: 0
(2000)
Internet subscribers
(1999):
- Total: 150
- Subscribers per 10,000
inhabitants: 0.23
Internet Users (2000):
- Total: 3,000
- Users per 10,000 inhabitants: 4.48
Internet use by categories:
- Commercial:
- Academic:
- Research:
- NGO/UN/International:
- Government:
- Others:
Internet bandwidth (Kbps):
128 with 256 planned for 2000
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