TY - BOOK AU - Southwood,Russell TI - Less walk, more talk: how celtel and the mobile phone changed Africa SN - 9780470743201 AV - HF5548.34 .S78 2009 U1 - 384.5/3096 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley KW - Mobile commerce KW - Africa KW - Cell phone services industry KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Economic conditions KW - 21st century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Nigeria : bidding for the big one in a land without mobiles -- The boy from Sudan makes good -- From corporate governance to political governance : Mo Ibrahim's foundation -- The talk business : how does it work? -- Starting out is hard to do -- Doing business in a war zone -- Steering clear of corruption -- Tanzania's TTCL : the deal that took five years to complete -- Snatching Kenya from under the nose of rivals -- Changing the shape of the problem -- Building an African brand : the impact of mobiles on Africa -- Raising the funds to fuel growth : cash is king -- Going to market : celtel sells out -- Meet the new owners -- Buying Nigeria's V-mobile : the billion dollar deal -- Luck or good judgement? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2008052048-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2008052048-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2008052048-t.html ER -