Wow, 2.5 GB, that will get you through a whole lot of educational videos. If your lucky and really careful with how you ration your usage, it might last a whole week! Only $50. I'm sure even the poorest of the poor can afford 200/month!
As someone who comes from a country where bandwidth caps are the norm. I can tell you that you have no idea how easy it is to control/monitor your usage. You're spoiled by having huge bandwidth pipes and caps, so you have no notion about how to conserve and utilize it efficiently.
Wireless is the predominant form of internet access in the majority of Africa. The poor might not have a place to sleep, but I guarantee you, they have a cheap cellphone. The slightly better off have a smart phone or blackberry with data access.
It might not be perfect. They might not be able to watch Netflix or hours of educational videos on youtube, but it's a start and better than what the poor have traditionally had since ever. Please stop moving the goal posts, it's intellectually dishonest.
As someone who lives in a part of the US that only has Satellite Internet and relevant bandwidth caps, I can tell you that I am under no such spoilage.
I am open to any suggestions on bandwidth conservation.
In the future, you may want to get the facts before jumping to judgement, though :)
