Wednesday, October 1, 2014

NEWS: Coca Cola and BT connect SA communities with free internet access

Coca-Cola South Africa, bottling partner Coca-Cola Fortune and BT Global Services are partnering to set up  WiFi on Coca-Cola machines and provide free internet access to impoverished communities in South Africa.













Coca-Cola is installing the refreshment-dispensing coolers while BT is providing design and support,
connectivity and internet access, as well as business training.

The pilot project has been launched in two key areas in Umtata in the Eastern Cape province and Nelspruit, in the Mpumalanga province.

“The initiative forms part of Coca-Cola’s commitment to building sustainable communities by empowering the members of these communities. We believe that by giving them access to free WiFi we will enable students and school children in the area to increase their knowledge through research while also giving entrepreneurs and small business owners in the community the opportunity to manage some of their business aspects online,” says David Visser, Chief Information Officer of Coca-Cola South Africa.

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