“This is clearly affordable”, says Mr. Lustre, Ringo general manager. He has been supplying systems to local internet operators, but, for ten years, has been seeking that solution that can be is suitable not only for homes but also for offices.

For approximately four years, initiatives multiply in Cameroon to improve access to Internet. Initiatives come from private individuals, private investors and telecom companies.

So far, these initiatives that have been offering modems allowing wired or wireless connectivity both in homes and office, have not succeeded in making internet accessible to the poor.

On its part the government set up community telecom centres in rural zones to reduce the digital divide between the urban and rural zones, fight poverty, and to make community services such as telephone, fax, Internet accessible.