UN Update: 6 in 10 Globally Connected


	UN Update: 6 in 10 Globally Connected

tmarch

3-3-2009 12:21 AM

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tmarch says:

Latest current numbers on how many people have access to mobile communications. In Africa the number is still 1 in 20.

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3-8-2009 9:35 PM

tanyahart

Be interesting to know more about what '1 in 20 online' means. I have an internet connection at home, but that's 3 adults and a child with internet access and I live in a not-very-communal culture. Does it mean one subscription per 20 adults? And what is the difference between urban and rural ratios?

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