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The Rich Country With the Worst Mobile-Phone Service
Economist: Britain has long been a pioneer in telecoms. In 1837 it built the world's first commercial telegraph; the first transatlantic call was placed from London in 1927; in 1992 a British programmer sent the first text message to a mobile phone. Today it lags rather than leads. According to figu...
In 1837 it built the world's first commercial telegraph; the first transatlantic call was placed from London in 1927; in 1992 a British programmer sent the first text message to a mobile phone. Over the past three years data usage on mobile devices has doubled as people stream films and play games. This lacklustre performance is caused by a combination of government U-turns, insufficient investment and sclerotic planning.
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