Dream or reality: providing universal access to basic telecommunications in Nigeria?

Onwumechili, Chuka

doi:10.1016/s0308-5961(00)00095-1

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“…In 2001, when the Global System of Mobile (GSM) Communication was introduced in Nigeria, the telephone industry was extremely stagnant. With a population of over 100 million there were around 500,000 landlines in use and over 10 million Nigerians queuing for an installation – with an average queue time ranging from 8 to 10 years (Obadare, 2004: 10; Onwumechili, 2001: 223ff, 2005: 24ff). The introduction of GSM was an enormous leap, and in 2012, there were around 100 million active lines in use (Nigerian Communications Commission, 2012).…”

Section: Rereading the Glories Of Democracymentioning

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Infrastructure turned suprastructure: Unpredictable materialities and visions of a Nigerian nation

Trovalla

2014

Journal of Material Culture

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There are signs hidden in the infrastructure. In the Nigerian city of Jos, the unpredictable availability of power, fuel, water, etc. becomes a vehicle of meaning. In many settings across the globe, infrastructure is often made invisible, and the centre stage that it takes in everyday life remains unrecognized. In Jos, however, as in many African cities, the constant need to predict its flows contradicts the prefix infra (below); rather than being hidden beneath the realm of experience it is brought to the surface as a puzzle to be figured out. These explorations in turn come to reveal matters beyond the infrastructure itself. Just as diviners infer the state of the world from the stones they have thrown, reading significance out of the seeming randomness of matter, the infrastructure turns intricate questions into tangible clues. It becomes a suprastructure -a divination tool giving clues about the past, present and future of the Nigerian nation. KeywordsAfrican urbanity, anthropology, infrastructure, materiality, NigeriaThere are signs hidden in the infrastructure. When the power goes out in the Nigerian city of Jos, it tells a story. When it comes back, it tells another. Likewise, the unpredictable availability of fuel, the enigmas of intermittent water supply or glitches in the telecommunication networks become vehicles of meaning. Just as diviners infer the state of the world from the stones they have thrown, reading significance out of the seeming randomness of matter, the infrastructure turns intricate questions into tangible clues. Out of its vague rhythms and tenuous patterns, hidden meaning is uncovered. Taking Jos as a

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Section: Rereading the Glories Of Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

Infrastructure turned suprastructure: Unpredictable materialities and visions of a Nigerian nation

Trovalla

2014

Journal of Material Culture

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“…The range of funding schemes is only limited by the imaginations of policymakers and the acceptance of governing bodies. Kaserman et al (1990), Wolak (1996), Parsons (1998), Wellenius (2001), Onwumechili (2001) and Research Center for Regulation and Competition (2002) discuss the possibilities for funding and design of universal service programs.…”

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Universal telecommunication service: A world perspective

Garbacz¹,

Thompson

2005

Information Economics and Policy

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“…The challenge, however, was "whether the rural-poor of the country will be able to afford cellphone services if it is made available? If they cannot, then the affordable universal access cannot be achieved" [8]. Which thus means that, liberalization and privatization that are said to be the drive to lessen prices and enhance mobile telecommunication services available to users, might not be easily achievable as well.…”

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Students’ Adoption of Mobile Telephony in Higher Education Institutions: Understanding the Influencing Factors

Abatan¹,

Ajayi²

2016

IJMIP

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Dream or reality: providing universal access to basic telecommunications in Nigeria?

Cited by 11 publications

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Infrastructure turned suprastructure: Unpredictable materialities and visions of a Nigerian nation

Infrastructure turned suprastructure: Unpredictable materialities and visions of a Nigerian nation

Universal telecommunication service: A world perspective

Students’ Adoption of Mobile Telephony in Higher Education Institutions: Understanding the Influencing Factors

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