Report
This 2006 study analyzes the impact of mobile telephones on rural and semi-urban areas in Latin America. There has been a lot of debate on the positive economic impact in economic terms of investments in mobile telephony in the region, mainly translated in the deployment of networks and offering of new services. This phenomenon has consequently had an effect on rural and semi-urban communities, which have benefited from the extension of mobile networks undertaken by operators. This report seeks to learn which have been the main drivers in the adoption of this technology, as well as highlight the benefits it brings to these communities.