Cell phones in the developing world

•  Cellphone subscriptions jumped 67% south of the Sahara in 2004, and only 10% in cellphone-saturated Western Europe, indicating large demand for the technology.
• Cellphones, unlike land lines, don't require a fixed address or costly installation of phone lines, or maintenance of those phone lines.
  
• Mobile banking is helping economies develop in countries with little or no infrastructure
• Cellphones also help bring stories to news media in developing nations www.saharareporters.com