Often has the question been asked: Who does technology serve? Earlier this year, as a member of the judging panel for the first African Open Data Bootcamp in Kenya, I came across a "Sanitation in Schools" app.
Africa is a continent not a country. In most countries in Africa due to
growing development, populations are typically concentrated in urban areas
versus rural. Most networks in africa operate largely prepaid subscriptions
with between 70% and 80% of subscribers being prepaid and postpaid/contract
plans attracting strict credit control including corporate registration,
bill payment and address verification before service is provided.bills are
sent largely via email to reduce carbon footprint and costs, with only
customers who have specifically requested for hard copies recieving them
How do the cell phone companies s bill in Africa? what is the default rate
and is that why are bills are so high and going higher with data plans Just
wondering how these third world countries Afgan Paki find the addresses of
these pepole who move a lot? and do they bill a hut?
I'm not trying to be sarcastic or racist here but with a large population
in urban areas unlike are urban areas how do the cell companies know to
send bills and with 1/2/3/4/5/$ per month incomes WHAT do they charge?
are they considered a losing customer so the rest pick up the cost ATT
customers eg This always made me wonder since I heard the Native Americans
On Rez in southwest can get cell phone/service for a $1 plus taxes and fees
1.75 who picks up the true cost?? ratepayers Universal service fee "Here,
but not any other country?
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Nov 30 2012, 09:11
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Often has the question been asked: Who does technology serve? Earlier this year, as a member of the judging panel for the first African Open Data Bootcamp in Kenya, I came across a "Sanitation in Schools" app.
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Africa is a continent not a country. In most countries in Africa due to growing development, populations are typically concentrated in urban areas versus rural. Most networks in africa operate largely prepaid subscriptions with between 70% and 80% of subscribers being prepaid and postpaid/contract plans attracting strict credit control including corporate registration, bill payment and address verification before service is provided.bills are sent largely via email to reduce carbon footprint and costs, with only customers who have specifically requested for hard copies recieving them
How do the cell phone companies s bill in Africa? what is the default rate and is that why are bills are so high and going higher with data plans Just wondering how these third world countries Afgan Paki find the addresses of these pepole who move a lot? and do they bill a hut?
I'm not trying to be sarcastic or racist here but with a large population in urban areas unlike are urban areas how do the cell companies know to send bills and with 1/2/3/4/5/$ per month incomes WHAT do they charge?
are they considered a losing customer so the rest pick up the cost ATT customers eg This always made me wonder since I heard the Native Americans On Rez in southwest can get cell phone/service for a $1 plus taxes and fees
1.75 who picks up the true cost?? ratepayers Universal service fee "Here, but not any other country?
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