Rwanda overtakes Tanzania, Kenya in cheap broadband internet race

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Rwanda now offers the cheapest broadband internet in the East African Community bloc, leapfrogging Kenya and Tanzania, a new report shows.

New data published by British technology research firm Cable shows that netizens in the Paul Kagame-led country are paying a monthly average of $43.22 (Sh5,603) for fixed broadband connection this year down from the $60.96 (Sh7,904) that was charged last year, marking a 29.1 percent year-on-year drop.