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Today, a few non-governmental organizations (NGOS) are trying to draw the attention of â€oeconsumers†on the possible harmful effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOS), cell phone antennas and nanotechnologies.

According to scientific studies5, our cell phones may cause brain tumors. Today, cell phones, tablets, consoles and other devices are in the living room;

this â€oesecond†screen is said to be necessary. Many are playing for hours on these devices.

Addiction to cell phones CIS 14, games and social networks is rampant in Generations Y and Z. The workers from Generation Y use three screens.

or telephone equipment that are not yet at the end of their lifecycle. 5 http://www. cancer. gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones.

Mobile phone transmitters are pointed also out as a potential cause of Cancer cell phones emit radio frequency energy,

which can be absorbed by tissues closest to where the phone is held. The amount of radio frequency energy that a cell phone user is exposed to depends on the technology of the phone

the distance between the phone†s antenna and the user, the extent and type of use,

and the user†s distance from cell phone towers. According to the National Cancer Institute, â€oestudies thus far have not shown a consistent link between cell phone use and cancers of the brain, nerves,

and how people use cell phones have been changing rapidly†11. In some cases, a sophisticated simulation system based on the collection of multidisciplinary knowledge may help understand the impact and consequences.

including the redesign of process steps through integrating IT products such as smart phones and tablets or IT services such as mobile apps.

or using your phone to pay at your favorite coffee shop†but is also making inroads with remote and mobile enterprise workers.

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The consultations comprised a mixture of one to one meetings, group discussions, survey and telephone/email research contact.

Non respondents were followed up by telephone which resulted in some participants completing the questionnaire over the phone.

Phase One Participants: All 19 participants were emailed and one bounce back email was received. Of those successfully contacted, 10 completed the questionnaire.

The Intertradeireland Business Monitor telephone survey was undertaken in 2011 and the sample is structured to allow subgroup analysis by region, sector (seven of these), size of business (small, medium and large) and export orientation (exporters off the island, cross-border traders and non-exporters).

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The Forum is grateful to the many people who have contributed online by telephone, in writing and in person.

, printing, telephone, postal and storage facilities) at affordable costs. Co-working spaces usually range from 2,

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Telephone subscriber maintains growth: 6. 57 million Wireless Subscribers added in May 2007, Telecom Regulatory authority of India, Press release no. 61/2007.

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internet, the world-wide-web, social media and smart phone apps, new ways of carrying out social innovation have become possible

TV, radio, the telephone, etc x Physical activities: refer to activities or processes which are physical, such as human face-to

phone at a building instantly provides information about it. 34 According to the Economist (2012 the â€oegeoweb is growing thickerâ€,

focused, and the majority of applications for mobile phones (especially smart phones) people use as they move around are based locality.

Given that many residents use mobile phones rather than fixed telephone lines, a 100mbps licensed wireless broadband backbone network was installed (at affordable

and activists†smart phones. It also allows linking to other databases and other groups, as well as

patients via phone conversations, to check on their health status. Besides communicating with patients Penda leverages the phone to make payments more convenient for patients.

Penda is mainly a cash-based business, but it has begun offering patients the ability to pay via M-PESA.

including pre-smart phone mobile phones Personalised health and smarter patient environments Technological advances, such as mobile internet tablets, smart phones, better broadband foundations and so forth

in combination with advances in the medical field are the primary driving force in relation personalised health and

which does not even require a smart phone supports ongoing therapy processes for mental illnesses. One can easily imagine the potential in with symptoms such as â€oestressâ€, â€oeburn out†and

and ipad users can connect Lifescan blood glucose meters to their phones via Glooko†s meter synch cable.

of smart phones and tablets like the ipad However, it is important not to dismiss the

Index Terms†Blended learning, social media, smart phones informal education, obsolete education I. INTRODUCTION IBM predicts that in the next couple of years, information

cell phones, ipads, and social media. The average 8-to 10-year-old devotes approximately 8 hours a day to a variety

or cell phones. Practically all youngsters have access to the Internet (84%),usually high-speed, and

75%of 12-to 17-year-olds now own cell phones up from 45%in 2004.

They actually talk less on their phones than any other age group except for senior citizens. 3, 4 Half of

access social media sites from cell phones. 4 They are also avid multitaskers, often using several technologies

CIRCA Group Europe using a combination of phone and face-to-face interviews, an expert workshop focusing on design-driven innovation and six

Events, Telephone Advisory Service, Service Essentials Workshop and the Service Strategy Programme. In order to create meaningful impact on a business it is important to engage it over a

Telephone Advisory Service Quick advice about using service design Events Talks & Seminars Service Design

to do healthcare without telephones. The benefits from having an integrated electronic record in terms of the quality of care you can give are really indisputable

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using their smart phones. And that†s not all: In future communication between cars and between cars and other

endeavours and even get paid via their cell phones. Young people are doing mobile microwork, and also

phones for such features as: hearing aid compatibility, open or closed-captioned multimedia content video chat applications, screen reading applications,

increasingly sophisticated technologies and applications that are available on smart phones, tablets and personal computers Digital opportunities:

And while there are many programs that can be accessed via basic or feature phones, it is the

proliferation of data-enabled phones (smart phones) that offers the greatest opportunities for mobile learning.

the portability of smart phones with the broader functionality of personal computers. Research on teens in South africa who have smart phones

and who frequent public access points found that they value the benefits of the computers for educational uses,

networks †where they connect their devices, such as phones and Internet modems, to collectively share resources and solve

M-PESA€ s platform for phone-based banking 246) Rewiring economies, connecting sectors like the utilities and

Where possible we connected also by telephone or via social media Given the focus on digital collaboration,

The institutions pioneered new social models such as phone-based health diag -noses, extended schooling, and patient-led health care. 2 This tradition of practical

(which combined the telephone, nurses, and diagnostic software; magazines sold by homeless people; the linkage of gay rights

-phones and a tiny contract with the neighboring police station A key virtue of quick pro

as with the telephone); what became Wikipedia was a failure in its first outing In business, people talk of the â€oechasm†that innovations have to cross as they

than just a telephone counseling service; the ECT Group in the U k. started as a

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obtaining a landline telephone connection For more details on the changes, see the â€oewhat is

An unlocked Android phone with touch screen, Wifi and GPS that sold for $300 four years ago now costs $30,

Cell phones and PCS incorpo -rate sensors of increasing accuracy: GPS sensors, cameras, microphones accelerometers and thermometers are already a default equipment in

25,000 phones sold in less than 6 months. 50,000 followers on Facebook Website: http://www. fairphone. com

sourced smart phone, initiated at Waag Society in The netherlands History and mission Fairphone was founded as a social enterprise in 2010.

own smart phone. Through its own phone production, Fairphone sought to take the next step in uncovering the story behind the sourcing, pro

-duction, distribution and recycling of electronics, and demonstrate how a more transparent supply chain could be developed

creating an alternative in the smart phone market and raising the bar for the industry.

The project is not about the phone itself, instead Fairphone aims to open up the supply chain behind making the smart phone, and

create full transparency around how the product is made. The phone is a storytelling icon and the starting point of a conversation about trans

-parency in production processes and supply chains. By connecting the dots for consumers about the social and environmental impacts of the

possible to build a reasonably priced, well-specified smart phone with a low environmental impact, sourced from the same countries mo

to buy a phone that has not been produced yet from a company that has never produced a phone before, based on belief in the values and mission

behind the company. The organisation aims to deliver the phones by the end of December 2013

The tin and tantalum in the first edition Fairphone are sourced from conflict-free mines outside of the control of warring parties in countries

phone and to negotiate terms with manufacturers to ensure a living wage for workers assembling the devices

raw materials that go into the phone do not fund the warring parties in the country The research is coordinated by a lead researcher within the Fairphone

However, it is important to note that Fairphone do not see the phone as a solution in and of itself,

through the revelation of its story, understanding how phones are made and producing an alternative Through mobilizing 25.000 potential consumers,

phone manufacturer. It is a great case of the open design movement creating grounds for new relations between product, manufacturers

plans for the phone itself and the software, although there is some way to go on this

and produce its smart phone, it has received funding from Bethnal Green Ventures to participate in a startup Bootcamp and

The phone itself is being sold in a pre-sale model, and in batches of 25,000 at a time. 5000 people order

and pay for the phone before the company decides to go into production. This way a healthy relationship

off web and phone apps emerge to enhance how citizens engage with the city Type of organisation The Open Government Vienna strategy is part of the Smart City strategy

An unlocked Android phone with touch screen, Wifi and GPS that sold for $300 four years ago now costs $30,

Cell phones and PCS incorpo -rate sensors of increasing accuracy: GPS sensors, cameras, microphones accelerometers and thermometers are already a default equipment in

25,000 phones sold in less than 6 months. 50,000 followers on Facebook Website: http://www. fairphone. com

sourced smart phone, initiated at Waag Society in The netherlands History and mission Fairphone was founded as a social enterprise in 2010.

own smart phone. Through its own phone production, Fairphone sought to take the next step in uncovering the story behind the sourcing, pro

-duction, distribution and recycling of electronics, and demonstrate how a more transparent supply chain could be developed

creating an alternative in the smart phone market and raising the bar for the industry.

The project is not about the phone itself, instead Fairphone aims to open up the supply chain behind making the smart phone, and

create full transparency around how the product is made. The phone is a storytelling icon and the starting point of a conversation about trans

-parency in production processes and supply chains. By connecting the dots for consumers about the social and environmental impacts of the

possible to build a reasonably priced, well-specified smart phone with a low environmental impact, sourced from the same countries mo

to buy a phone that has not been produced yet from a company that has never produced a phone before, based on belief in the values and mission

behind the company. The organisation aims to deliver the phones by the end of December 2013

The tin and tantalum in the first edition Fairphone are sourced from conflict-free mines outside of the control of warring parties in countries

phone and to negotiate terms with manufacturers to ensure a living wage for workers assembling the devices

raw materials that go into the phone do not fund the warring parties in the country The research is coordinated by a lead researcher within the Fairphone

However, it is important to note that Fairphone do not see the phone as a solution in and of itself,

through the revelation of its story, understanding how phones are made and producing an alternative Through mobilizing 25.000 potential consumers,

phone manufacturer. It is a great case of the open design movement creating grounds for new relations between product, manufacturers

plans for the phone itself and the software, although there is some way to go on this

and produce its smart phone, it has received funding from Bethnal Green Ventures to participate in a startup Bootcamp and

The phone itself is being sold in a pre-sale model, and in batches of 25,000 at a time. 5000 people order

and pay for the phone before the company decides to go into production. This way a healthy relationship

off web and phone apps emerge to enhance how citizens engage with the city Type of organisation The Open Government Vienna strategy is part of the Smart City strategy

Pew Research Centre for the People & the Press, â€oemajority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable

local telephone nodes to access services such as physician collaborations (Mozambique Tanzania, Uganda. Data collection (Gambia), healthcare delivery (Ethiopia), research

to remote medical units through email and internet traffic as international telephone connections to capital cities in the developing world.

•Father†s name, address, telephone number •Mother†s name, address, telephone number •Location: Local council, village, parish, county, district

•Dates of immunization of the various vaccines Health Units: The health units will have a SMART CARD writer

report their e-mail, phone or website to contact. Of these 703 questionnaires, 51 were returned incomplete for the following reasons:

initial request for data were contacted a second time via telephone one month after the initial contact,

report their e-mail, phone or website to contact. Of these 703 questionnaires, 51 were returned incomplete for the following reasons:

initial request for data were contacted a second time via telephone one month after the initial contact,

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 phone  app  development  company  could  be  transferred  and

data onto a smart phone to send to a health care provider. â€oethis is an example of how technology contributes to generate new

The research draws on a telephone survey of 166 information technology leaders from a range of IT-intensive

an ability to empathise †as well as basic telephone etiquette. Computer literacy, language skills, ability to work in a team and leadership skills are all relevant

networks †where they connect their devices, such as phones and Internet modems, to collectively share resources and solve

or surveys) and personal interviews (face-to-face, telephone, or in working groups. A key feature brought in by these European union-sponsored exercises was the

an acronym for the firms providing â€oepost, telephone, and telegraph†services. Smile, if you wish;

wheels in motion for the developing world, in the form of Grameen Telecom†s shared-access Village Phone

example in Vodacom†s phone shops in South africa or Ghana Telecom†s Areeba-to-Areeba stations and mobile

phones in a host of creative and resourceful ways. 31 This has accounted for much of the horizontal growth in

At the same time, however, mobile carriers are beginning to offer a range of formal services via cell phone

services. 32 The availability of these services not only encourages more people to buy phones, but can also help

worked with the RBA to arrange microloans enabling some of its lowest-income customers to purchase phones

For more on the Grameen Phone model, see Sullivan, Nicholas. 2007. You Can Hear Me Now:

How Microloans and Cell Phone are Connecting the World†s Poor to the Global economy. San francisco:

Personal communication (telephone interview), August 3 71. Moore 1996, p. 12 72. Microsoft. n d. Local software economy case study:

Personal communication (telephone interview), August 21 77. Ibid 78. Microsoft 2007b 79. Pallais 2007 80. Microsoft 2007b

Personal communication (telephone interview), August 16 108. Chatterjee 2007 109. International Telecommunications Union. n d. Basic Information:

-nautics, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bharat Electronics, Indian Telephone Indus -try, Hindustan Machine tools), space technology (Indian Space Research Organisa

company case studies and a telephone survey among decision-makers in European enterprises from the TLS industries.

Carrier services Fixed voice telephone and data services, mobile telephone services, cable TV â 293 billion

Broadband telephony, Broadband Phone and Voice over Broadband is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or through any other IP-based network.

services offer features and services that are not available with a traditional phone, or are

Voip to public switched telephone networks (PSTN), 59 may have a cost that's borne by

59 The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the network of the world's public circuit

-switched telephone networks, in much the same way that the Internet is the network of the

large number of documents such as invoices, sales orders, photographs, phone interviews, or video news clips

a variety of channels, such as web pages, email, automated phone (Automated Voice Response AVR) or SMS

Rannoux, responsible for e-services, 24/07/07 and 15/09/07 by phone Company internal newsletters and brochures

20/07/07, per phone Company annual report 2006 Website of Geodis: www. geodis. com E-business in the transport & logistics industry

telephone. Once the information is collected, a Saima Avandero employee has to enter it into the central system.

increasing number of telephone customers In 1992 Trafikanten put the first travel planner in place did they develop it?.

In a voluntary telephone survey, in order to achieve the targeted interview totals, it is always necessary to contact more companies than the number

unobtainable telephone numbers. Exhibit A1-6 shows the completion rate by country completed interviews as percentage of contacts made) and reasons for non-completion

telephone-or paper-based Exhibit A1-6: Interview contact protocol, completion rates and non-response reasons

1. 1 Telephone number not valid 541 31 53 299 645 38 611 1811 1. 2 Not a company (e g. private household) 82 209 6 36 327 2 57 431

2. 1 Nobody picks up phone 65 462 1061 0 440 147 112 2280 2. 2 Line busy, engaged 0 0 37 0 54 479 82 99

phones and adopt energy-saving behaviours. The solution uses gaming and learning tools and provides real-time feedback and advice for energy savings

the surgery, over the phone or over the internet in the way that is most convenient for

almost 4000 phones and over 2000 PCS. A system has been developed to make use of the wireless network, using wireless phones

which integrate with the hospital†s patient record There are two main routes for emergency admissions into the Hospital.

system, and send a message to the wireless phone on the on-call doctor (s) while the

From either a wireless phone or a computer screen on the ward, the medical staff will be able to see some basic details of the patient

further message is sent to the wireless phone, informing the doctor that the patient is present.

The doctor, using the phone, can acknowledge and accept the admission which lets others know they have accepted the responsibility of attending the patient.

list of â€oemy patients†is always accessible on the wireless phone. The staff on the ward

to the phone Patients can renew their prescriptions online, view test results and receive electronic

outside of the traditional office visit, such as phone consultations or using electronic media to communicate with patients.

postal mail, phone 2 Machine transportable data †transmission of nonstandard information via basic ICT;

The complex care e-mail/telephone follow-up management fee To encourage the use of â€oee-visitsâ€, from 1 january 2008, a complex care e-mail

/telephone follow up management fee at a rate of CAD 15 (payable up to a maximum of four

two-way telephone or e-mail communication with the patient or the patient†s medical representative to follow-up case

reimbursement for complex care e-mail/telephone follow-up, direct payments to spur use of the CDM Toolkit, reimbursement of 70%of the cost of adoption and use of an eligible electronic

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Using the telephone Travel arrangements Introducing yourself and the company/department Informal meetings Formal meetings

Telephone subscriber maintains growth: 6. 57 million Wireless Subscribers added in May 2007, Telecom Regulatory authority of India, Press release no

phone:++60197726991; e-mail: m-maria@utm. my W. Z. Wan Omar, is with the department of aeronautical engineering

A firm that is interested in developing a new cell phone, for example can break down the cell phone into the following components--receiving signals from tower

input device by searching for all possible human input devices used in other (non-cell phone products and see which ones can be used for a cell phone (e g.,

we conducted random phone interviews with four of the MEP center directors. The interviewees varied greatly in their opinion about the role of MEP in the economy

phone: 1-514-843-2015 email: dgtrembl@teluq. uquebec. ca Biographical note Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay is the Canada Research Chair the Socio-Organizational

cost of the office, material, phones, cars, documentation, including salaries for Project manager Supervisor, and eight students for seven weeks

design project costs 75 000 euros for the cost of the office, material, phones, cars, documentation

Because of the complexity of the issue, phone interviews have been chosen as the most appropriate method to enquire with key policy-makers in the countries

and used for the phone interviews. The questionnaire is produced in two versions, national and regional.

questions could be covered during the phone interview. The interview phase was completed during the months of March and April 2012 and resulted in draft filled templates submitted for comments to the

about two hours and were followed up by additional questions by phone when needed Comments from websites, annual reports, marketing material

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phones and portable navigation systems, the so-called †nomadic†devices. It is important that such systems be used

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PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network P2p Point-to-Point; an architecture based on a single dedicated fibre

Telephone Backbone Ring Primary Telephony Backbone Connections /Conversions Primary IP Backbone NIUCM Teleph modem Telephony Switch

internet accessed over legacy telephone copper and TV cable networks. †70 Rethinking the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE

telephone to give Mr van Rompuy a call. So who do you call It is a well-known problem to the EU that small businesses have difficulties getting

This link provides an overview of telephone and fax numbers and postal addresses, see the list of Con

4. 2 Fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices...108 4. 3 Broadband prices...114 4. 4 Income inequality and broadband prices...

1. 1 Fixed-telephone subscriptions by level of development, 2005-2014 (left) and by region

4. 1 Fixed-telephone basket (left) and mobile-cellular basket (right), in PPP$, world and by level of

4. 2 Fixed-telephone basket (left) and mobile-cellular basket (right), as a percentage of GNI p. c

4. 1 Fixed-telephone sub-basket, 2013.112 4. 2 Mobile-cellular sub-basket, 2013.113 4. 3 Fixed-broadband prices as a percentage of GNI p. c.,by region, 2013.116

around a dozen countries where fixed-telephone uptake has increased actually over the past year. 1

Fixed-telephone penetration decreased by about 2 per cent globally in the past year, and will drop

The decline in fixed-telephone subscriptions over the past decade was accompanied by strong growth in the mobile-cellular market

Fixed-telephone subscriptions by level of development, 2005-2014 (left) and by region, 2014 *right

the fixed-telephone market is shrinking and the mobile-cellular market is tapering off. In addition mobile-cellular population coverage has reached

Third, household access to a telephone is still not the norm in many developing countries

cent of households had a telephone (up from 9 per cent ten years earlier. In addition, there were

having access to a telephone compared with 54 per cent of rural households. 3 Household

telephone penetration in Malawi stood at 36 per cent in 2011 †73 per cent in urban households

gap in household telephone access prevails in many developing countries for which data are available, but is closing with the availability of

1 Refers to countries where fixed-telephone penetration increased by more than 1 per cent in 2014

-telephone subscriptions, mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, international Internet bandwidth per Internet user households with a computer, and

households with Internet access •Use sub-index: This sub-index captures ICT intensity, and includes three ICT intensity

%1. Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2. Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 3. International Internet bandwidth (bit/s) per Internet user

fixed-telephone penetration globally, at 63 per cent, and relatively high levels of household ICT

phones and laptops increased significantly within the country†s mainstream population. 32 The report also highlights discrepancies in ICT

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone subscriptions Internet usersfixed-broadband subscriptions Active mobile -subscriptions broadband Secondary enrolment Tertiary enrolment

Fixed-telephone penetration is decreasing in developing and developed countries. Mobile-cellular subscription growth rates are slowing down,

Goal 8 (fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular penetration and percentage of Internet users) were considered not,

phones and the Internet can help inform people and allow them to share information on the use and availability of facilities. 46 Results

Fixed-telephone penetration is extremely low in the Arab States region, with a regional average

2008, computers have replaced telephones as the most commonly available ICT device in Thai homes. Furthermore, the majority of households

-telephone penetration of 48 per cent by end 2013 Penetration is also relatively high (17 per cent) in

-telephone, mobile-cellular (voice and SMS) and fixed-broadband services. Since 2012, the data collection has been extended to include mobile

price sets contained in the IPB (fixed-telephone mobile-cellular and fixed-broadband services as well as the general IPB ranking combining the

4. 2 Fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices Traditional voice services4 and SMS have become

only 9 per cent of households had a telephone in India in 2001, compared with 32 per cent

households had a telephone, 47 per cent a TV and 20 per cent a radio. 5

Despite the decline in fixed-telephone subscriptions over the last decade, fixed telephony remains the most widespread

-telephone penetration stood at 16 per cent by end 2013, compared with 9 per cent fixed

gaps in the fixed-telephone network have been filled by the mobile-cellular network, which covers 93 per cent of the global population

of international fixed-telephone minutes still exceeds international mobile voice minutes in one in four countries.

more fixed than mobile international telephone traffic in 36 per cent of the developed countries

the higher fixed-telephone penetration rates recorded in developed countries †almost four times higher than in developing countries

Chart 4. 1 shows the evolution of fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices in the period 2008

Fixed-telephone basket (left) and mobile-cellular basket (right), in PPP$, world and by level of

Based on 140 economies for which 2008-2013 data on fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices were available

confirm that fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices are the cheapest among ICT services suggesting that low prices have contributed to

Fixed-telephone prices have followed an almost flat evolution, with a small decrease in prices observed during the period in developing

The fixed-telephone market is the most mature segment of those included in the ITU price data collection exercise

their fixed-telephone market in 2008, compared with 88 per cent in 2013. Moreover, in some

the deregulation of retail fixed-telephone prices The cheapest fixed-telephone prices are found in

countries where there is still strong government control over the main fixed-telephone operator such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Cuba and

insight into the affordability of fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular services from a demand-side

Fixed-telephone basket (left) and mobile-cellular basket (right), as a percentage of GNI p. c

Based on 140 economies for which 2008-2013 data on fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices were available

the large dispersion of fixed-telephone prices in the developing world: affordability ranges from less than 0. 2 per cent of GNI p. c. in the countries

were applied to fixed-telephone prices, there would be 35 developing countries not meeting the target in 2013, most of them from Africa.

Fixed-telephone sub-basket, 2013 Note:**Data correspond to the GNI per capita (Atlas method) in 2013

Fixed-telephone sub-basket GNI p. c USD 2013*Rank Economy Fixed-telephone sub-basket GNI p. c

USD 2013 *as%of GNI p. c. USD PPP$ as%of GNI p. c. USD PPP$

This is the case, for instance, for fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular services. 26 The fact that this

Fixed telephone sub -basket as a%of GNI per capita, 2013 Mobile-cellular sub -basket as a%of GNI

Fixed telephone sub -basket as a%of GNI per capita, 2013 Mobile-cellular sub -basket as a%of GNI

was phone and Internet access. By clicking on any of the data points in the chart, the application provides

Phone and Internet access Equality between men and women Chapter 5. The role of big data for ICT monitoring and for development

phone records have been used to identify socioeconomic patterns and migration patterns, describe local, national and international societal ties, and forecast

derived not only from phones but also from public transport and private vehicles (Amini Bouillet, Calabrese, Gasparini and Verscheure

-phone data, geolocated Twitter messages and the census †showed very similar results, and although the representativeness of the Twitter

on the idea that â€oemobile phone usage is not random †it is highly predictive of an individual consumer†s lifestyle and riskâ€

case of fixed-telephone and fixed-broadband subscriptions, which are linked to an address through the billing information, it is possible to

-phone user. To that end, the World bank has experimented with the use of mobile phones to conduct statistically representative

-phone records can be mutually beneficial to both government and private sector. For example mobile network operators monitor and forecast

While fixed-telephone network operators have access only to static location data mobile networks have much richer and dynamic location data

sparse and generated only when the phone is used and when the network knows which cell a particular handset is currently

phone was attached to, and provides for a rich mobility profile as compared to the event-based billing records

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Mcmanus, T. E. 1990), Telephone transaction generated information: Rights and restrictions. Cambridge, MA. Retrieved from

1. Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants Fixed-telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of

active analogue fixed-telephone lines, voice -over-IP (Voip) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel

fixed-line telephone network (and not a mobile -cellular network. In the case of Voip, it refers to

public switched telephone network (PSTN) using cellular technology. It includes both the number of postpaid subscriptions and the number of

phones or smartphones. Household with a computer means that the computer is available for use by all members of the household at any

•Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, which in 2013 range from zero to 124.

In line with fixed-telephone subscriptions the ideal value was defined at 60 per 100 inhabitants After normalizing the data, the individual series

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0. 20 Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0. 20

•ICT access is measured by fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, mobile -cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

*a Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 60 37.4 b Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 120 127.5

z1 Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants a/60 0. 20 0. 62 z2 Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants b/120 0. 20 1. 00

y1 Fixed-telephone subsriptions per 100 inhabitants z1*.*20 0. 12 y2 Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants z2*.

fixed-telephone, mobile-cellular, fixed-broadband and mobile-broadband prices; the 2011 and 2012 prices were included for reference, where

the fixed-telephone, mobile-cellular and fixed-broadband sub-baskets. The IPB is the value calculated from the sum of the price

The fixed-telephone sub-basket The fixed-telephone sub-basket refers to the monthly price charged for subscribing to the

public switched telephone network (PSTN plus the cost of 30 three-minute local calls to the same (fixed) network (15 peak and 15 off

-peak calls. It is calculated as a percentage of a country†s average monthly GNI per capita, and

The fixed-telephone sub-basket does not take into consideration the onetime connection charge. This choice has been made in order to

of the fixed-telephone sub-basket The cost of a three-minute local call refers to

equipment (i e. not from a public telephone It thus refers to the amount the subscriber

take into consideration the price of a telephone set (see Annex Box 2. 1 The ICT Price Basket includes a sub-basket for

fixed telephony because fixed-telephone access remains an important access technology in its own right in a large number of countries

Additionally, the conventional fixed-telephone line is used not only for dial-up Internet access, but also as a basis for upgrading to

-telephone sub-basket can be considered as an indication for the price of dial-up Internet

Rules applied in collecting fixed-telephone prices 1. The prices of the operator with the largest market share (measured by the number of fixed-telephone subscriptions) should be

used 2. Prices should be collected in national currency, including taxes. 3 3. Only residential, single user prices should be collected.

4. From all fixed-telephone plans meeting the above-mentioned criteria, the cheapest postpaid plan on the basis of 30 local calls (15

Special prices that apply to a certain type of phone (iphone/Blackberry, ipad) should be excluded

8 Data for fixed-telephone, mobile-cellular and fixed-broadband have been collected since 2008 through the ITU ICT Price

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants International Internet bandwidth

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants International Internet bandwidth

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2012 1) Incl. 524 958 WLL subscriptions. 2) Incl. payphone, excl.

Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2013 1) Incl. 420 000 WLL subscriptions. 2) Incl. payphone, excl.

separate ISDN channels (abonnements au tã lã phone fixe. 15) Excl. ISDN channels and fixed wireless subscriptions. 16

Refers to access at home, on cell phone or other mobile device and via mobile modem. 10) Census data. 11) Excl. households which didn†t know type of internet access 172 346 households

4. 2 Fixed-telephone and mobile-cellular prices 4. 3 Broadband prices 4. 4 Income inequality and broadband prices

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