Taxes stop expansion

[NewsWhore]

The high taxes levied by city councils in the DR's rural communities are proving to be the latest hurdle for the expansion of broadband Internet services in these communities. Broadband Internet project consultant for Indotel Edwin San Roman says that many telecommunications companies don't want to install services in rural communities because of the "exorbitant" taxes charged by the local councils. This announcement comes just days after President Leonel Fernandez asked regional and European nations to recognize the importance of the Internet and singled out the digital divide as the new challenge in bridging social gaps.

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