The Disappearing cell phone 'halfalogue'

Abstract

In 2010 the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D) estimated mobile phone subscriptions would at 5.3 billion, 6.1 trillion (Short Message Service) SMS would be sent and mobile network penetration would reach 90 per cent worldwide by the end of 2010. Cell phone penetration would subject people in public places, such as on a bus to 'halfalogue' (overhearing half of a mobile phone conversation). Includes questions for discussion