"Twenty-three coastal and landlocked countries in East and Southern Africa have now finalized plans to lay an undersea cable that could make phone and Internet use more affordable ... “The submarine cable will achieve NEPAD’s goal to integrate African countries by lowering communications costs through a network owned and operated predominantly by African entities,” [said Edmund Katiti, an expert with the e-Africa Commission] ... “Africa is wasting over a billion dollars a year in transfer fees.”" (Quoted from article)