Much has been said of the benefits of access to telecommunication especially at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’. The economic as well as social benefits from such access can, in theory allow people to improve their life conditions, and also contribute more widely to development. Many in the...

Much has been said of the benefits of access to telecommunication especially at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’.2 The economic as well as social benefits from such access can, in theory enable people to graduate from poverty and also contribute more widely to development. Thus it can be argued...

When one talks of a ‘shoestring’ budget, it is understood that reference is being made to constrained finances, where individuals make attempts to cut costs through various methods without harming utility. This paper looks at the use of ‘strategies’ by such ‘shoestring’ users to...

The Bangladeshi telecom market constitutes approximately 10.4 million phone lines (fixed plus mobile); of this, about 9.4 million are mobile. The mobile sector, currently consisting of six operators, is growing at a spectacular rate of 144 per cent over the year 2005, according to The New...