Many developing countries do not yet have e-mail. Full-fledged network services seem to be a distant dream.
Tariffs are disproportionate to the income levels of the professionals.
All of this need not make GII irrelevant. However, alook at GII from the special perspective of developing countries is necessary. I will discuss a few relevant issues. The use of fibre optics for transmission is not unusual either. Satellite TV reception using roof- top dishes is also quite common.