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UNINA9910866589003321 |
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Autore |
Foster Robert J |
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Titolo |
Uneven Connections : A Partial History of the Mobile Phone in Papua New Guinea |
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Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2024 |
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©2024 |
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ISBN |
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9781760466268 |
9781760466251 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cell phones - Moral and ethical aspects - Papua New Guinea |
Cell phones - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea |
Smartphones - Moral and ethical aspects - Papua New Guinea |
Smartphones - Social aspects - Papua New Guinea |
Telecommunication - Papua New Guinea |
Cell phone systems - Papua New Guinea |
Téléphones cellulaires - Aspect moral - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Téléphones cellulaires - Aspect social - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Téléphones intelligents - Aspect moral - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Téléphones intelligents - Aspect social - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Télécommunications - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Téléphonie cellulaire - Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
Papua New Guinea Economic conditions |
Papua New Guinea Politics and government |
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Politique et gouvernement |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Intro -- List of Illustrations -- Figure I.1. Digicel advertising at the Goroka marketplace. -- Figure 1.1. bmobile-Vodafone headquarters, Port Moresby, 2017. -- Figure 1.2. Cover image of a GSMA report. -- Figure 2.1. Digicel newspaper ad (Western Highlands coverage). -- Figure 2.2. Digicel newspaper ad (East New Britain coverage). -- Figure |
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2.3. Telikom newspaper ad (Independence Day). -- Figure 2.4. Digicel newspaper ad (Swap SIM cards). -- Figure 2.5. Digicel newspaper ad (11 toea talk). -- Figure 2.6. Digicel newspaper ad (Traditional dress Independence Day). -- Figure 2.7. Digicel newspaper ad ('Call Me' service). -- Figure 2.8. bemobile newspaper ad (bemobile Orange Men). -- Figure 2.9. bemobile newspaper ad (19 kina Christmas Eve handset). -- Figure 2.10. Digicel newspaper ad (2 for 1 handset offer). -- Figure 2.11. Digicel newspaper ad (Thank You 10 kina free credit). -- Figure 2.12. bemobile newspaper ad (Win a pig contest). -- Figure 2.13. Digicel newspaper ad (Hiri Moale sponsorship). -- Figure 3.1. Digicel 5 kina scratch-off voucher or 'flex card'. -- Figure 3.2. Digicel text message for a credit loan. -- Figure 3.3. Digicel newspaper ad (Street Vendor Programme). -- Figure 3.4. Digicel newspaper ad (Larry Koavea, My life is better). -- Figure 3.5. Top-up transaction, Goroka, 2015. -- Figure 3.6. Mobile phone repair technician's table, Goroka, 2015. -- Figure 5.1. Telikom PNG newspaper ad (Fixed Line). -- Figure 6.1. Ad for PNG Power's Easipay service at bmobile-Vodafone retail store, Port Moresby, 2018. -- Figure 6.2. Westpac instore banking at urban settlement near Port Moresby, 2016. -- Map I.1. Country map of Papua New Guinea with provincial borders and capitals. -- Map 1.1. Digicel coverage map, circa 2015. -- Map 1.2. bmobile 2022 coverage map with 2G, 3G and 4G zones. -- Acknowledgements. |
Introduction: The Moral Economy of Mobile Phones in Papua New Guinea -- Part I. After Liberalisation: An Evolving Mobile Market -- 1. The Politics of Mobile Phone Infrastructure: Licences, Towers and Gateways -- 2. Making a (National) Market: Advertisements, Promotions and Sponsorships -- Part II. Consumer Uptake: Freedom and Constraint -- 3. Mobile Economies: Prepaid, Gift and Informal -- 4. Smartphones and Data: Convergence and Content -- Part III. Delimiting Mobility: Regulation and Responsibility -- 5. Mobile Disruption: Regulation, Surveillance and Censorship -- 6. Connecting the Unconnected: Corporate Social Responsibility and Post‑Political Governance -- Conclusion: Infrastructural Citizenship and Uneven Connections -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Uneven Connections examines the ways in which liberalisation took hold in Papua New Guinea (PNG) when a unit of the Caribbean-based mobile network operator Digicel Group Ltd. seized the opportunity to compete with the state-sponsored incumbent. |
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