SOCIAL IMPACT OF CELL PHONES

Social Impact of Cell Phones

Social Impact of Cell Phones

Introduction

The cell phone is one of the most rapidly growing new technologies in the world. In 2001, cell phone subscriptions were less than a billion worldwide with the majority of the subscriptions from the developed countries. At the end of 2010, however, cell phone subscriptions had reached five billion worldwide with subscriptions from developing countries outnumbering that of the developed countries.

There is no doubt that mobile telephony offer considerable advantages like greater convenience and enhanced safety of people. Similarly, it can take advantage of any "dead time" ...