Hi all, These are the responses I got to my question regarding the use of mobile phones for bridging the digital gap/ divide especially in developing countries. Enjoy! Special thanks go to Kursat Cagiltay, John Daly, Nalini Kotamraju and Ewa Callahan. Answer 1: Volume 9 Number 2/April 01, 2002 of Journal of European Public Policy EU regulatory strategy for mobile Internet p. 273, by Johan Lembke URL of article: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=DA093VD0V4R2YAVQ A2: I don't know how much has been written about it, but the number of cellular phones has exploded in developing countries, and wireless telephony seems to be a leap frog technology that is helping increase connectivity rapidly. The Grameen Bank in India is an example of a program that is promoting rural connectivity via cellular phones. A3: A running bibliography I have on mobile phones http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~nalinik/mobile.html A4: During the CHI2002, there was an intitiative to start SIG on cross-cultural issues and mobile devices, which I would assume includes the phones. The person who started the initiative is Aaron Marcus. Some news articles: 1. http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=954329 Mobile telephones: From cell-phones to self-phones Jan 24th 2002, From The Economist print edition 2. Banning pre-paid mobile phones http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1777000/1777516.stm 3. Cordless e-mail phones to hit Europe Panasonic, Philips and Siemens say they plan to launch cordless landline phones across Europe that can send and receive e-mail. Source: http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=10061 Cheers, Mete Mete Yildiz School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University, Bloomington