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Cellular mobile telephony in Nepal

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This paper examines the adoption of cellular mobile telephony at the district level and the mobile subscription growth rate at the national level in Nepal. The findings suggest that districts that are characterized by higher per capita income, population density, and usage of electricity have higher adoption levels of mobile telephony. Positive spatial autocorrelation as well as positive feedback and spillover effects are observable with reference to mobile service adoption. At the national level, the mobile subscription growth rate is positive and mobile telephony subscription should grow in the short-run.

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  1. Kathmandu, Nepal

    Jitendra Parajuli

  2. Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 3351 Fairfax Drive, MS 3B1, Arlington, VA, 22201, USA

    Kingsley E. Haynes

  3. Institute for Public Policy and Institute for Advanced Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, HK, China

    Kingsley E. Haynes

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Parajuli, J., Haynes, K.E. Cellular mobile telephony in Nepal. Lett Spat Resour Sci 11, 209–222 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-018-0212-7

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