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Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Tuesday, September 25, 2001

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_abstract.asp?tk=257877:1110:22&ar=1110&L2=22&L3=77

Connecting the unconnected

Mobile networks in emerging markets are too expensive to build and run at a price low-income people can afford. But they could be developed much more cheaply if network operators in these countries collaborated with the other stakeholders-governments, mobile-data-service providers, and local entrepreneurs-that have an interest in extending their reach. This article presents business models for building low-cost mobile networks that would yield substantial economic and social benefits not only for their developers but also for low-income consumers in emerging markets....



 


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