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Comment on Stages of design in technology for global development by Srinivas

Srinivas — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:15:11 +0000

Hi Jonathan,

You should see this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/business/29essay.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Comment on Daniel Beltz: “I decided to buy a cell phone for God and to invite people to beep him.” by News of the future

News of the future — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:12:14 +0000

Beeping - a beep can have different meanings…

Beeping is a known phenomenon in Africa. A beep is done by calling and hanging up after one ring. This is a cheap alternative to sending a text message or calling someone.

Daniel Peltz built a simple live feed installation, that allowed Cameroonians…

Comment on Vodafone Receiver #20 - emerging markets by Mark D

Mark D — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:06:51 +0000

Thanks for that link. Looks like some interesting articles.

Comment on Mobiles preconference at 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association by LIRNEasia To Facilitate Sharing Of Mobile Research Insights at LIRNEasia

LIRNEasia To Facilitate Sharing Of Mobile Research Insights at LIRNEasia — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:00:21 +0000

[…] Jonathon Donner mentions , there is a distinct value to discussing related papers among a group of like-minded researchers […]

Comment on Preliminary paper on mobile banking by Most mobiles… » A couple of very good m-banking review articles

Most mobiles… » A couple of very good m-banking review articles — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:03:10 +0000

[…] just finishing up a broad revision to this conference paper, and am grateful to have these two papers to draw on and reference. I’ll post or link […]

Comment on Preliminary paper on mobile banking by Most mobiles… » Updated m-banking paper

Most mobiles… » Updated m-banking paper — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:59:27 +0000

[…] Camilo Tellez and I have completed a substantially-revised version of the m-banking paper I presented at the 2007 ICA preconference on mobile communication. […]

Comment on Mobiles preconference at 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association by jdonner

jdonner — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:43:57 +0000

For the Souter study, try this link as well: http://www.telafrica.org/

Comment on Mobiles preconference at 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association by Srinivas

Srinivas — Sun, 25 May 2008 09:26:35 +0000

Someone referred to the replacement of shared access models of telecommunications like PCO booths with Telecenters (say eSeva in Andhra Pradesh) as a process of creative destruction. In Andhra Pradesh, there was a conscious move to convert the STD/PCO Booths into RSDPs (Rural Service Delivery Points) which are scaled down versions of eSeva models. I wanted to know your views on such description.

Thanks for directing me to the Souter Study. But, I am unable to download it the full report from the link.

Comment on Mobiles preconference at 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association by Srinivas

Srinivas — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:21:24 +0000

I was referring to the validity, based on my experiences about 3 yrs back. The mobile pre paid number can no longer receive calls once the validity of that SIM card lapses. So the phone can’t be used to receive calls regularly. Unlike this, a land phone available at my home (by which the reference is to the BSNL phone connections in rural areas) can be used to receive calls, for say about Rs 125/- and gives up to 60 local calls free. It is mostly used for receiving calls, or as an address. These days however, the mobile call rates have come down, and land phone is no longer that attractive, so I guess the consumer behavior may differ.

Someone referred to the shared access models of telecommunications like PCO booths with Telecenters (say eSeva in Andhra Pradesh) as a process of creative destruction. In Andhra Pradesh, there was a conscious move to convert the STD/PCO Booths into RSDPs (Rural Service Delivery Points) which are scaled down versions of eSeva models. I wanted to know your views on such description. Thanks for directing me to the Souter Study.

Comment on Mobiles preconference at 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association by jdonner

jdonner — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:11:54 +0000

Araba Sey’s paper “where have all the payphones gone?” at this preconference touched on some of these themes…as the costs of maintaining a personal handset continue to decline (cheaper hardware, plus airtime which can be shared phone-to-phone), she sees, at least in Ghana, that many former payphone users have shifted to mobile ownership.

But what do you mean by limited access? Just that the the number of minutes is limited by the value stored in the account, or something else?

A very good recent study of PCO use in rural areas is by Souter, et. al (2005).