ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BARRIERS FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND PENETRATION IN RURAL AREAS

Sicelokuhle Oscar Ngwenya, Reolyn Heymann, Theo G. Swart and Albert A. Lysko · 2023

Summary. Rural areas face three major barriers to broadband internet access: accessibility, affordability, and sustainability. The paper examines how these obstacles prevent rural communities from connecting to ICT infrastructure and participating in knowledge economies. The authors identify these barriers as critical challenges that must be addressed to bridge the digital divide and enable rural development through global interconnectedness.

Read the original

Cite this article

Ngwenya, S. O., Heymann, R., & Lysko, T. G. S. A. A. A.. (2023). ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BARRIERS FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND PENETRATION IN RURAL AREAS. https://doi.org/10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020

@article{ngwenya-2023-addressing-accessibility-affordability-sustainability-barriers,
  title   = {ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BARRIERS FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND PENETRATION IN RURAL AREAS},
  author  = {Sicelokuhle Oscar Ngwenya and Reolyn Heymann and Theo G. Swart and Albert A. Lysko},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BARRIERS FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND PENETRATION IN RURAL AREAS
AU  - Sicelokuhle Oscar Ngwenya
AU  - Reolyn Heymann
AU  - Theo G. Swart and Albert A. Lysko
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020
UR  - https://doi.org/10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020
ER  -

Details

DOI: 10.33965/icwi_ac_2023_202307l020
Categories: broadband-and-digital, policy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-06-01