Cellphones in India

Cellular telephony is spreading rapidly across India.

Recently, it was widely reported in the US media that cellphone-only households (20.2%) outnumber homes with only a landline [SF Chronicle].

In India, on the other hand, “There are 65 times more cellphone connections than broadband Internet links, and the gap is widening” [NYT]. India is a very young country – the median age is something like 20 years – and they are adopting mobile technology rapidly.

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