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Sierra Leone connects to outside world by ACE fibre optic cable, as high speed internet becomes a reality

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 02:45:24 AM AEDT

There was another landmark day in Sierra Leone as the country hooked up to the  Africa to Europe (ACE ) cable ,which will  increase Internet speeds and enhance Internet usage in Africa.The ACE cable  will provide the nation  unlimited access to the World Wide Web and facilitate the downloading of videos , while also  enhancing  radio and television transmission in the country . It is the final step to the launching of the Fibre Optic Cable project , which started with the landing of the cables in Sierra Leone almost two years ago.

This is another major achievement by the Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma.

Sierra Leone joins other West African countries Senegal, The Gambia, Ghana,  Ivory Coast and Liberia who switched on their system last month. With today’s launching program, people in Sierra Leone can now subscribe with the companies licensed to operate in the country– Sierratel, Airtel, Africell, Commium, Afcom, limeline, Iptel, Nextgen, Teltak and Salcab. Internet and mobile phone services are now expected to be relatively cheaper.

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