{"id":714,"date":"2011-05-13T10:13:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2011-05-19T21:47:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T02:47:52","slug":"snapshot-internet-speeds-and-prices-in-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/05\/snapshot-internet-speeds-and-prices-in-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: Internet speeds and prices in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing with our Snapshot series, we look at Internet prices and the speeds that are available across the Caribbean.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Caribbean has had some semblance of publicly available Internet service for about two decades, but in recent times it has become a key platform for the delivery of a broad range of telecoms and computing services and applications. Critical considerations when assessing the Internet\u2019s effectiveness as a medium of connectivity are transmission speeds and the prices charged for its use. This snapshot examines those two factors across the English-speaking Caribbean, since they speak to the region\u2019s ability to harness the potential of the Internet and to create knowledge-based societies.<\/p>\n

Methodology<\/h3>\n

Data for this review was collected from the websites of widely used Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the region. At least two ISPs were examined in each country where present (Table 1), and the exercise was limited to non-dialup Internet services and to service plans for domestic\/residential customers. The offerings from the ISPs varied drastically in terms of transmission speeds, hence the exercise was limited to identifying (per country):<\/p>\n

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Table 1: List of ISPs included in exercise<\/p><\/div>\n

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