The "phone ladies" of Bangladesh

Mike Masnick in Tech Dirt writes about how mobile phones are changing women's lives in Bangladesh as mobile phone companies are emplyoing women by giving them cell phones at a cheap rate. The "phone ladies" go around the the dusty villages with no other form of communication and rent out phone usage. The women who are "employed" this way say it's a great source of income and has really empowered them.

According to Yahoo News, Bangladesh, with a population of more than 130 million, 80 percent of them living in villages, has one of the lowest telephone penetration rates in the world, with only three land lines per 1,000 people.

emily | 7:22 AM | Mobile phone projects - Developing World |
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