The DRC is massive in every sense: it covers an enormous area
and has a large population. Despite the continuing unresolved
issues from the ending of the civil war, the internet and
telecom sectors continue to show rapid growth. It has almost no
incumbent telco to speak of and the rebel held areas lie beyond
the reach of government regulation. This week Russell Southwood
interviews Aubin Kashoba Kalasa of DRC ISP, Afrinet about who
the main players are and how people operate in different parts
of this vast country.  How did ISPA - DRC start?  We wanted to
create a community of all the ISPs in the DRC. For the moment
all our members are based in Kinshasa but that will change as
things go forward. The objective is to promote and develop the
internet in the DRC. Previously all ISPs worked in an isolated
way in their own interest. Now they can work together for the
end user.  Who are the key players and how many subscribers are
there?  There are nine main players and about 5000 subscribers
in Kinshasa and perhaps