The recipients can read, reread, and respond whenever they want. Multinational corporations can send an announcement via e-mail to every employee in the company from India to the United States. Customers in Africa can e-mail complaints and comments about the company's products and get response in a few minutes at a small fraction of the cost of making international phone calls. The computer revolution is far from over Technology is completely unwilling to slow down. You either catch the plane or settle for the slow ship.
Cellular phones present a huge opportunity to third world nations.
By using satellite technology, individuals in distant areas can have phone conversations without governments incurring the costs of running wires over thousands of miles. No wonder why these phones continue to gain popularity in East Africa. Instead of using heavier handsets, corporations give their employees cellular phones. For businesses and education, the CDs serve to store highly useful information. This makes volumes of information easily accessible to people who previously could not afford to buy an encyclopedia.