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Riaan Graham , Enterprise Director , sub-Saharan Africa , CommScope , said the importance of connecting underserved communities to the wider , digital world has never been greater . “ To grow our economy and create jobs , it is vital to connect people . By providing free connectivity to those who are most in need , CommScope and Think Wi-Fi aim to encourage entrepreneurship and the growth of small businesses , as well as access to global markets for those businesses that are already established . In addition , access to the world wide web provides a unique platform for students to improve their education , and for the unemployed to utilise as a means to seek jobs ,” Graham said .
As Think WiFi continues to positively impact underserviced communities through its focus on helping to meet the UN SDG ’ s , Kruger noted that the company will be assisting in improving the economic inclusion of South Africans with a combined spending power of up to R26 billion ( US $ 1.69 billion ). “ We can only anticipate that creating the conditions for such inclusion will have an extremely positive impact on the
South African economy . Considering this , we are also continuing to engage with partners , in order to roll out more infrastructure across the country and will soon be announcing new areas where our ThinkZones will be made available ,” Kruger said . p
WE HAVE , FOR EXAMPLE , ALREADY WITNESSED GROWTH IN INFORMAL BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE IN THE VICINITY OF OUR WI-
FI HOTSPOTS , KNOWN AS ‘ THINKZONES ’.
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