In South Africa today, there are almost twice as many cellphones as there are TV sets.There are more than four times as many households with a cellphone than computer. 44% of e-mails are sent and received from a cellphone. There are 5.3 times more homes with cellphones than landline telephones. There are almost six times more cellphone subscribers than Internet users.
Growth of unique cellular phone access in SA:
1999
11% of SA adults had access to
(at least one) cellphone.
2009
70% of SA adults use a cellphone.
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