Teleuse@BOP 3 is characterized by its provision of insights into the usage of ‘more than voice’ or ‘Mobile 2.0’ services on mobile phones. By looking at the usage of services like money transfer, social networking or text-voting, this study intends to bring clarity to the issue of BOP respondents and their usage of mobile telephony, with special focus on how these groups will have their first internet experience through mobile phones. The issue of trust and reliability amongst BOP respondents while using mobile payment or other financial transactions is also of special interest to the study. Another focus is on the experience of BOP migrant workers, with special emphasis on coordinating remittances.
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