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Less walk, more talk : how Celtel and the mobile phone changed Africa /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Southwood, Russell
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex, England : Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2008]
Subjects:	Mobile commerce > Africa. Cell phone services industry > Africa. Mobile communication systems > Africa. Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

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?.