CAN THE CELLPHONE HELP END GLOBAL POVERTY? That is the title of an article by Sara Corbett in the New York Times Magazine for April 13. I had not realized how important cellphones are already in poorer countries. The article cites an estimate that about 68 % of the mobile phone subscriptions in the world are in developing countries. It points out that cellphones eliminate the capital and maintenance costs of fixed-line phone systems. More and more countries are abandoning government-run telecom systems for privately run cellphone facilities. Access to reliable electricity is still a major problem. Units powered by solar power, diesel and battery are being used in remote areas.
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This certainly is the case in Southern Africa.
But even in places like Sweden where the hard wired system is excellent, a much higher proportion of people use cell phones than in the USA, especially among younger people.
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