Innovative Models of Access to Wireless Telephones in Ghana Export

@phdthesis{citeulike:1372817, abstract = {This study examines the uses of mobile telephones in Ghana. The broad objective is to find out how people are in practice affecting and being affected by the availability of wireless communication technologies, and what this indicates about wireless communication as a socio-technical system in a developing country. A variety of qualitative methods will be used, including ethnographic observation, in-depth interviews and analysis of mobile phone call logs. The study populations include mobile payphone operators, mobile payphone users, mobile phone subscribers, mobile phone equipment vendors, mobile phone service providers, and telecommunications policy makers and regulators. Fieldwork will be conducted at two to four sites, including an equal number of rural and urban locations.}, author = {Sey, Araba}, citeulike-article-id = {1372817}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://annenberg.usc.edu/Research/Student/Dissertations/Progress/Sey.aspx}, keywords = {access, africa, development, mobile, phone}, posted-at = {2007-06-08 14:12:31}, priority = {2}, school = {University of Southern California}, title = {Innovative Models of Access to Wireless Telephones in Ghana}, url = {http://annenberg.usc.edu/Research/Student/Dissertations/Progress/Sey.aspx}, year = {2007} }

TY - THES ID - citeulike:1372817 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1372817 N2 - This study examines the uses of mobile telephones in Ghana. The broad objective is to find out how people are in practice affecting and being affected by the availability of wireless communication technologies, and what this indicates about wireless communication as a socio-technical system in a developing country. A variety of qualitative methods will be used, including ethnographic observation, in-depth interviews and analysis of mobile phone call logs. The study populations include mobile payphone operators, mobile payphone users, mobile phone subscribers, mobile phone equipment vendors, mobile phone service providers, and telecommunications policy makers and regulators. Fieldwork will be conducted at two to four sites, including an equal number of rural and urban locations. TI - Innovative Models of Access to Wireless Telephones in Ghana PB - University of Southern California KW - access KW - africa KW - development KW - mobile KW - phone AU - Sey, Araba PY - 2007/// UR - http://annenberg.usc.edu/Research/Student/Dissertations/Progress/Sey.aspx ER -