{"id":91,"date":"2006-12-01T02:07:33","date_gmt":"2006-12-01T00:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2006\/12\/01\/mobile-phone-shops-are-everywhere\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T09:41:51","slug":"mobile-phone-shops-are-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2006\/12\/01\/mobile-phone-shops-are-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile phone shops are everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anywhere you go, people have started their own enterprise by putting down a parasol and a table. When you want to make a phone call but don’t have a phone or are out of credit, you can make one here for 20-25 naira. These guys told me anyone can now start a small business here selling phone calls and cards.
\nAnother great example of increasing value by number: the more there are available, the more it becomes a truly useful service that fills up a need. The whole question of personal possession is perhaps less relevant when you can always use a phone to make a quick call.<\/p>\n

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