Introduction

Robert J. Foster; Heather A. Horst

Introduction

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Abstract

Over the past decade, Pacific Islanders have witnessed remarkable growth in the presence and adoption of mobile telecommunications. For example, average mobile coverage (2G) in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu jumped from less than half of the population in 2005 to 93 per cent of the population in 2014 (Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility 2015). A 2015 Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) report notes that unique subscriptions across the entire region increased from 2.3 million in 2009 to 4.1 million at the end of 2014" a 12.6 per cent annual growth rate. This 'mobile revolution' is one result of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector that opened national markets to competition in the 1990s.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Moral Economy of Mobile Phones: Pacific Islands Perspectives
Editors	Robert J. Foster, Heather A. Horst
Place of Publication	Acton, A.C.T.
Publisher	ANU Press
Pages	1-17
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781760462093
ISBN (Print)	9781760462086
Publication status	Published - 2018

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