Why is data expensive? Because we’re terrible capitalists – Safaricom

Usually telcos are quite guarded with the truth. Announcements and statements are filled with PR nonsense about aiding the greater good, but Safaricom’s new Chief Innovation Officer has been surprisingly honest.
“I don’t want to sound like a terrible capitalist, but I am a terrible capitalist,” said Safaricom’s Chief Innovation Officer Kamal Bhattacharya.
Bhattacharya was talking about the price of data and connectivity in Africa. Data tariffs might not seem expensi