The digital divide is the gap that has been created between those that have access to advanced communication (communication technology) and those that do not. Most of the time it is the people that are rich have more access to technology then those who do not. The cell phone or the mobile phone has bridged the gap between rural and urban. simply because the cell phone is fairly cheap, one can buy a sim card for as little as 99 c. one can fill air time on their phone when ever they need to and they can decide how much of air time they would like to purchase, for example Cell C lowest recharge card is only R5 . If someone does not have airtime they can said a please call me to the person they need to reach. The cell phone is also beneficial to people in rural areas to communicate with people in the urban area and this helps a farmer for example sell his crop with out him even stepping into the city, he can speak to his clients on his cell phone. the cell phone user in a rural area can also gain access to internet via there cell phone . so once again the cell phone has had a positive impact on the lives of people.
Simone L Abraham
Simone L Abraham
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New media technologies such as computers or internet have made communication easier despite geographical constrains. But this has not been the case for those who are disadvantaged. Cellphones, however, have bridged that gap because unlike computers they are much cheaper and make communication easier even for those who cannot afford computers.
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