Mobile Cellular Telephone: Fixed-Line Substitution in Sub-Saharan Africa
| dc.citation.doi | https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19806 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Esselaar, Steve | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stork, Christoph | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-28T16:45:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-02-28T16:45:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mobile cellular telephones have been the success story of communications globally. In the developed world, mobile telephony is traditionally seen as being complementary to fixed-line telephony, primarily because of its pervasiveness but also because the fixed-line network provides access to other technologies such as broadband. This article finds that, in nine African countries, in contrast to the developed world, mobile telephony is a substitute for fixed-line telephony – across all income groups and not just low income households as previously thought. The article argues in addition that pre-paid payment options (not just for mobile phones) are key to increasing use by low income households because irregular incomes do not support regular financial commitments in terms of contracts. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Esselaar, S., & Stork, C. (2005). Mobile cellular telephone: Fixed-line substitution in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Southern African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC), 6, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19806 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN 1607-2235 (print version) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN 2077-5040 (online version) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/19806 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19806 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Mobile Cellular Telephone: Fixed-Line Substitution in Sub-Saharan Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |