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As soon as WirelessG gets the final go-ahead from the Civil Aviation Authority, local travellers in sub-Saharan Africa can expect uninterrupted high-speed connectivity in flight.


I am all for it. It’s everywhere else. Why shouldn’t we have connectivity up in the air?
I am against it. The last thing I need is to be on a flight for several hours with everyone around me pounding their keyboards, surfing dodgy sites or engaging in hours-long VoIP chats. And plus, it’s one of the only places where you are unreachable.
 
 
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