Hat tip goes to the always-impressive Rachel Strohm.
Do cellphones outnumber light bulbs in Uganda?
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So how do they charge their phones? Is there good cell coverage? Who owns the towers?
I have spent time in rural Uganda, and have seen villages where this is definitely true.
Bergamot, there are little roadside kiosks at larger settlements that cell phone time by the minute and recharges. A rural Ugandian would think nothing of walking, biking, or taking a bus many miles to attend to buy, sell, and load up his phone.
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