The high cost of calling : critical issues in the mobile phone industry
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Abstract:
In today’s globalised world of instant communication, mobile phones are a nearly ubiquitous feature of everyday life in most developed and many developing countries. Ninety percent of the population of Western Europe now has access to a mobile phone, and mobile phone penetration in large Asian countries like China and India is rising exponentially. In 2006, mobile phone sales will reach a volume of 935 million handsets, representing a value of US $136 billion. This SOMO report covers the industry’s top five manufacturers of mobile phones, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson and LG, comparing the companies’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy with the results of SOMO-commissioned field research into the actual conditions at mobile phone factories in China, India, Thailand and the Philippines.
Authors:
Wilde, J.
,
Haan, E. de
Country:
China
,
India
,
Thailand
,
Philippines
Category:
Research
ISBN:
90-71284-09-3
Keywords:
finance
,
globalization
,
policy
,
telecommunications
Language:
eng
Organization:
SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
PAGE:
115
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
SOMO
Year:
2006
Region:
East Asia
,
South Asia
,
Southeast Asia
Right:
© 2006 SOMO This document is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License
Subject:
Economic Development and Trade
Title:
The high cost of calling : critical issues in the mobile phone industry