We are hiring a programmer. R15k is up for grabs.

Could you be the person who helps the Free Bandwidth Campaign to throw open the doors to accelerate social development, improved communication and more Internet for everyone? If so, get in touch with the Free Bandwidth Campaign immediately.

Stand up for your Internet rights with the Free Bandwidth Campaign. Demand your right to free local Internet. Act on 30 June 2007 to force Telkom to obey the laws of South Africa just like any other responsible corporate citizen.

Did you know that your monthly bandwidth allocation is legally not supposed to include local traffic? According to regulations promulgated in terms of the Electronic Communications Act of 2005, all local bandwidth must be provided free to ADSL users.

The short answer is that it is no way illegal. Here is why.

A Linux shell script is the starting point for a proof of concept for the Free Bandwidth Campaign's testing program.  A download is available here: www.fbc.org.za/fbc.tgz.