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class="caps">APC</span>)</strong></span></span>This study examining the impact the <span class="caps">SAT</span>-3 fibre optic submarine cable has had on telecommunications in four African countries has found that the potential of the cable has not been properly exploited. Instead, ownership of the cable by telecoms incumbents in the countries researched has reinforced their market positions. </p> <p>The study analyses the effect ownership of the South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (<span class="caps">SAT</span>-3/WASC) has had on the communications markets in Angola, Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal. It focuses on the ‘Africa section’ of the submarine cable –running along the west coast of Africa down to southern Africa– with a specific emphasis on access and cost. </p> <p>It recommends fresh measures to liberalise the telecommunications markets in the four countries, with the specific aim of opening up access to <span class="caps">SAT</span>-3 to more operators, so that its real potential can be realised in Africa. </p> <p>The study consists of a briefing and four country case studies:</p> <ul> <li><em>The Case for “Open Access” Communications Infrastructure in Africa: The <span class="caps">SAT</span>-3/WASC cable</em> – <a href="/en/system/files/APC_SAT3Briefing_20080515.pdf">a briefing</a> by Abiodun Jagun</li> </ul> <ul> <li><em>The Case for “Open Access” Communications Infrastructure in Africa: The <span class="caps">SAT</span>-3/WASC cable</em> – <a href="/en/system/files/APC_SAT3Angola_20080523.pdf">Angola case study</a> by Russell Southwood</li> </ul> <ul> <li><em>The Case 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