Comments on: Teleuse at the Bottom of the Pyramid 1 (Teleuse@BOP1) http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:47:25 +0530 hourly 1 By: NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3289 NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected at LIRNEasia Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:38:35 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3289 [...] More information about the project: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] No Responses to “NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected” RSS & Trackback // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] More information about the project: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] No Responses to “NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected” RSS & Trackback // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 NEWS RELEASE: Low-income telephone users uncounted, but spending more than expected at LIRNEasia Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:23:12 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3288 [...] More information on the project: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] [...] [...] More information on the project: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] [...]

]]> By: NEWS RELEASE: Telephone use on a shoestring in Sri Lanka and India – Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 NEWS RELEASE: Telephone use on a shoestring in Sri Lanka and India – Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s at LIRNEasia Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:37:10 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3287 [...] English Press Release: Telephone use on a  shoestring in Sri Lanka and India - Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s More information about the study: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] English Press Release: Telephone use on a  shoestring in Sri Lanka and India – Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s More information about the study: Telecom use on a shoestring [2005] // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: LIRNEasia at WSIS, Tunis, Nov 17 at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3286 LIRNEasia at WSIS, Tunis, Nov 17 at LIRNEasia Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:46:48 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3286 [...] Pro-Poor, Pro-Market ICT Policy and Regulation World Summit on the information Society, Matmata Room, Kram Centre Tunis, November 17, 2005, 9:00 – 16:45 LIRNE.NET and the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR), LIRNEasia, Research ICT Africa (RIA), Diálogo regional sobre la sociedad de la información (DIRSI) Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and The Information for Development Program of the World Bank (infoDev) 9:00-9:15 Welcome Randy Spence 9:15 - 10.15 ICT Demand, access and usage by the poor Chair: Heloise Emdon, IDRC Telecom Strategies on a Shoestring (Household Income Below USD 100/Month)(PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Ayesha Zainudeen, LIRNEasia team Digital Poverty in LAC (DIRSI) Roxana Barrantes Measuring ICT Access and Usage in Africa (RIA) Alison Gillwald, Christoph Stork 10:30-12:00 Core Networks and Policy Issues Chair: Olivier Nana Nzepa, RIA Having a Backbone; Making Best Use of What You’ve Got (LIRNEasia) Harsha Vardhana Singh, Rohan Samarajiva SADC Universities Connectivity Initiative (RIA) Lishan Adam Telecoms Funds & Regulatory Challenges (DIRSI) Hernan Galperin Universal Service Funds, Access Deficit Charges & Least-cost Subsidy Auctions (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Harsha de Silva, Payal Malik African Regionalism, National Policy Formation and International Governance (RIA) Lishan Adam, Andrew Barendse 12:00 - 13:15 Extending Access Networks Chair: Ben Petrazzini , DIRSI Is the Grameen Mix of Telecom And Micro Finance Replicable? (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Malathy Knight John, Abu Saeed Khan, Ayesha Zainudeen WiFi for Extending Connectivity (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Divakar Goswami, Onno Purbo Diversifying Provision in LAC (DIRSI) Hernan Galperin Sustainable Access Solutions for Pro-Poor Intervention (DIRSI) Kim Mallalieu 14:30 - 15:45 Policy Processes Chair: Harsha da Silva, LIRNEasia Participatory Mechanisms in Telecom Policy Proceedings (DIRSI) Roxana Barantes An Alternative Model Of Policy Participation: ICTs And Early Warning For Disaster Mitigation (LIRNEasia) Rohan Samarajiva Benchmarking Latin American and Caribbean Regulatory Authority Websites (DIRSI) Amy Mahan Benchmarking Asia Pacific Regulatory Authority Websites (LIRNEasia) Chanuka Wattegama 15:45 - 16:45 Policy, Regulatory and Research Priorities Chair: Kerry McNamara, infoDev Panel: In Five Minutes or Less Mostafa Terrab, infoDev Bill Melody, LIRNE.NET and WDR Alison Gillwald, RIA Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia Hernan Galperin, DIRSI Onno Purbo, Indonesia Randy Spence, IDRC // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] Pro-Poor, Pro-Market ICT Policy and Regulation World Summit on the information Society, Matmata Room, Kram Centre Tunis, November 17, 2005, 9:00 – 16:45 LIRNE.NET and the World Dialogue on Regulation (WDR), LIRNEasia, Research ICT Africa (RIA), Diálogo regional sobre la sociedad de la información (DIRSI) Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and The Information for Development Program of the World Bank (infoDev) 9:00-9:15 Welcome Randy Spence 9:15 – 10.15 ICT Demand, access and usage by the poor Chair: Heloise Emdon, IDRC Telecom Strategies on a Shoestring (Household Income Below USD 100/Month)(PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Ayesha Zainudeen, LIRNEasia team Digital Poverty in LAC (DIRSI) Roxana Barrantes Measuring ICT Access and Usage in Africa (RIA) Alison Gillwald, Christoph Stork 10:30-12:00 Core Networks and Policy Issues Chair: Olivier Nana Nzepa, RIA Having a Backbone; Making Best Use of What You’ve Got (LIRNEasia) Harsha Vardhana Singh, Rohan Samarajiva SADC Universities Connectivity Initiative (RIA) Lishan Adam Telecoms Funds & Regulatory Challenges (DIRSI) Hernan Galperin Universal Service Funds, Access Deficit Charges & Least-cost Subsidy Auctions (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Harsha de Silva, Payal Malik African Regionalism, National Policy Formation and International Governance (RIA) Lishan Adam, Andrew Barendse 12:00 – 13:15 Extending Access Networks Chair: Ben Petrazzini , DIRSI Is the Grameen Mix of Telecom And Micro Finance Replicable? (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Malathy Knight John, Abu Saeed Khan, Ayesha Zainudeen WiFi for Extending Connectivity (PDF download) (LIRNEasia) Divakar Goswami, Onno Purbo Diversifying Provision in LAC (DIRSI) Hernan Galperin Sustainable Access Solutions for Pro-Poor Intervention (DIRSI) Kim Mallalieu 14:30 – 15:45 Policy Processes Chair: Harsha da Silva, LIRNEasia Participatory Mechanisms in Telecom Policy Proceedings (DIRSI) Roxana Barantes An Alternative Model Of Policy Participation: ICTs And Early Warning For Disaster Mitigation (LIRNEasia) Rohan Samarajiva Benchmarking Latin American and Caribbean Regulatory Authority Websites (DIRSI) Amy Mahan Benchmarking Asia Pacific Regulatory Authority Websites (LIRNEasia) Chanuka Wattegama 15:45 – 16:45 Policy, Regulatory and Research Priorities Chair: Kerry McNamara, infoDev Panel: In Five Minutes or Less Mostafa Terrab, infoDev Bill Melody, LIRNE.NET and WDR Alison Gillwald, RIA Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia Hernan Galperin, DIRSI Onno Purbo, Indonesia Randy Spence, IDRC // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: Shoestrings study in the news at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3285 Shoestrings study in the news at LIRNEasia Wed, 03 May 2006 08:41:23 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3285 [...] Read more at DailyIndia.com Click here to access the main Shoestrings study [...] [...] Read more at DailyIndia.com Click here to access the main Shoestrings study [...]

]]> By: ict » Undercounting Telecom Users http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 ict » Undercounting Telecom Users Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:18:40 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3284 [...] LIRNE-Asia’s new study “Telecom use on a Shoestring: a Study of Financially Constrained People in South Asia” attempts to understand how the ‘financially constrained’ population in three countries - Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka - use telecom services. Financially constrained here is defined as earning less than US $100 per month. Here are some interesting findings from India and Sri Lanka: [...] [...] LIRNE-Asia’s new study “Telecom use on a Shoestring: a Study of Financially Constrained People in South Asia” attempts to understand how the ‘financially constrained’ population in three countries – Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka – use telecom services. Financially constrained here is defined as earning less than US $100 per month. Here are some interesting findings from India and Sri Lanka: [...]

]]> By: Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector, New Delhi at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3283 Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector, New Delhi at LIRNEasia Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:53:15 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3283 [...] Telecom use on a shoestring:  Findings from a survey of Indian & Sri Lankan users on < USD 100 a month, Ayesha Zainudeen. The final report for this study can be downloaded from the project page. [...] [...] Telecom use on a shoestring:  Findings from a survey of Indian & Sri Lankan users on < USD 100 a month, Ayesha Zainudeen. The final report for this study can be downloaded from the project page. [...]

]]> By: Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector: at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Usable Knowledge for Growing the Sector: at LIRNEasia Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:42:31 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3282 [...] Telecom use on a shoestring: Findings from a survey of Sri Lankan and Indian users on less than USD 100 a month Ayesha Zainudeen & Ayoma Abeysuriya (TNS Lanka); a report on the ’strategies’ of the financially constrained in the use of telecom services is available on the project page. [...] [...] Telecom use on a shoestring: Findings from a survey of Sri Lankan and Indian users on less than USD 100 a month Ayesha Zainudeen & Ayoma Abeysuriya (TNS Lanka); a report on the ’strategies’ of the financially constrained in the use of telecom services is available on the project page. [...]

]]> By: Telecom Use on a Shoestring in Bangladesh at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Telecom Use on a Shoestring in Bangladesh at LIRNEasia Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:03:09 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3281 [...] As a part of LIRNEasia’s Telecom Use on a Shoestring project, a third country, Bangladesh is studied.  While surveys were conducted in India and Sri Lanka, a substantial amount of similar research has already been carried out on Bangladesh, in the context of Grameen’s Village Phone program. Therefore, this part of the study is in the form of a meta-analysis of some of these key studies. A draft is available for comment here: [...] [...] As a part of LIRNEasia’s Telecom Use on a Shoestring project, a third country, Bangladesh is studied.  While surveys were conducted in India and Sri Lanka, a substantial amount of similar research has already been carried out on Bangladesh, in the context of Grameen’s Village Phone program. Therefore, this part of the study is in the form of a meta-analysis of some of these key studies. A draft is available for comment here: [...]

]]> By: Strategic use of telecom services on a shoestring at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Strategic use of telecom services on a shoestring at LIRNEasia Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:43:27 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3280 [...] As a part of LIRNEasia’s Telecom Use on a Shoestring project, the use of ’strategic’ behaviour to curb communication costs amongst the financially constrained in Sri Lanka and India was explored; such behavior could includes making use of lower off-peak call rates, or ‘beeping’ others on their mobiles to get them to call back. [...] [...] As a part of LIRNEasia’s Telecom Use on a Shoestring project, the use of ’strategic’ behaviour to curb communication costs amongst the financially constrained in Sri Lanka and India was explored; such behavior could includes making use of lower off-peak call rates, or ‘beeping’ others on their mobiles to get them to call back. [...]

]]> By: NEWS RELEASE: Jaffnaites spend up to 12% of their monthly regular income on telecommunications at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3279 NEWS RELEASE: Jaffnaites spend up to 12% of their monthly regular income on telecommunications at LIRNEasia Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:07:16 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3279 [...] Download the english press release HERE More information about the project can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] Download the english press release HERE More information about the project can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: NEWS RELEASE: Telephone use on a shoestring in Sri Lanka and India – Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s at LIRNEasia http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3278 NEWS RELEASE: Telephone use on a shoestring in Sri Lanka and India – Men’s use of telephones no different from women’s at LIRNEasia Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:32:54 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3278 [...] Download the english press release HERE More information about the study can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] Download the english press release HERE More information about the study can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: LIRNEasia » NYT article: ‘Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa to 21st Century’ http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3277 LIRNEasia » NYT article: ‘Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa to 21st Century’ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3277 [...] ICT Strategies of the Poor [...] [...] ICT Strategies of the Poor [...]

]]> By: Ouma Maureen http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 Ouma Maureen Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:21:54 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/projects/strategies-of-the-poor-telephone-usage/#comment-3276 The research is a good one. Am also doing a similar research but in Uganda. am doing a survey of ICT usage in the entire country. It is an academic research for my Masters degree. Challenges: No funds as I am privately sponsored(self).I find it hard to visit most of the areas due to the logistics involved! Keep working hard and please you can also furnish me with your findings. The research is a good one. Am also doing a similar research but in Uganda. am doing a survey of ICT usage in the entire country. It is an academic research for my Masters degree.

Challenges: No funds as I am privately sponsored(self).I find it hard to visit most of the areas due to the logistics involved!

Keep working hard and please you can also furnish me with your findings.

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