A study by Intelecon Research claims that 90% of the world’s population could have mobile coverage by 2010. It is estimated that approximately 80% of the world’s population currently has mobile coverage, but only 40% (2 billion people) actually have a mobile phone.

It is possible for 100% of the world’s population to have mobile coverage, but governments and mobile operators must do more to help extend networks into rural areas, particularly in developing nations. Many governments collect levies from telecom operators, which is used to extend telecommunication coverage into rural areas. However this usually used to extend the fixed-line network rather than mobile network. Fixed-line networks are far more expensive to build.

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