Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
Mobile telecommunications has many benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile applications that bring financial services to the unbanked and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it looked as though Africa’s mobile sector...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429581477468111659/Creating-mobile-telecom-markets-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30345 |
| Summary: | Mobile telecommunications has many
benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile
applications that bring financial services to the unbanked
and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it
looked as though Africa’s mobile sector might fare as poorly
as its fixed line system did. Instead, an appropriate mix of
regulation and competition, investment, and affordability
allowed mobile phones and broadband access to flourish. |
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