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ClearAccess

Estate-network specialist — ClearAccess is a South African open-access fibre network (and ISP) serving residential estates and businesses. How it works, footprint and speeds.

Type
Open-access FNO + ISP
Founded
c. 2006
HQ
Centurion
Top speed
Up to ~1 Gbps

ClearAccess wears two hats, it builds open-access fibre that other ISPs sell over, and it’s a provider in its own right.

The story behind ClearAccess

ClearAccess has been around since roughly 2006, growing from a business-connectivity background into a network that also powers residential estates. It’s based in Centurion and operates both as an open-access network operator and as a service provider.

How ClearAccess works

ClearAccess is an open-access network: it owns and maintains the fibre in the ground, but it doesn't sell you the internet directly. Instead, several independent ISPs ride the same line, and you choose which one to buy from, and you can switch ISP later without a new installation. That's why our coverage check shows the network at your address, then lets you compare the ISP packages on it by real monthly price.

Where ClearAccess reaches

ClearAccess covers a number of South African cities and estates, broadly along the corridor from the Western Cape through the Free State to Gauteng. As always, the reliable test is your exact address.

Speeds & signing up

Residential tiers run from around 25 Mbps up to roughly 500 Mbps (with higher tiers in some areas), through ISPs including Afrihost, MWEB, Axxess and Webafrica. Check your address to compare.

Common questions

Can I choose my own ISP on ClearAccess?

Yes, it’s open-access, so multiple ISPs sell over the network and you can pick on price and service.

ClearAccess fibre coverage map — how to check your address

ClearAccess publishes a broad coverage map, but a network-wide map only shows the suburbs where ClearAccess has built — not whether the fibre has actually reached your home. Coverage is laid street by street, so two houses a few doors apart can be on different sides of the rollout. The only reliable check is at your exact address.

Instead of reading ClearAccess’s map and then checking each ISP one by one, enter your address once on FibreScout: we confirm whether ClearAccess is live at your home right now, and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.

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ISPs you can use on ClearAccess

AfrihostWebafricaVoxRSAWEBMwebCybersmartAxxess
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