MalawiisoneofthepoorestnationsinAfricawithmillionsofpeoplelivingunderthepovertylineUnemploymentratesarehigh.Andthosewhohavejobshavelowsalaries.YetmanyMalawiansareusingmorethanhalfoftheirmonthly
MalawiisoneofthepoorestnationsinAfricawithmillionsofpeoplelivingunderthe
povertylineUnemploymentratesarehigh.Andthosewhohavejobshavelowsalaries.Yet
manyMalawiansareusingmorethanhalfoftheirmonthlyincomesonmobilephoneusage.
ThismakesMalawioneofthemost-expensivecountriesintheworldtousecellphones.
InMalawiyouwillseehugebillboardsadvertisingmobilephone.Hereinthecapital
Lilongwethe.brandingandmarketingalsocanbeseenonumbrellasusedbystreetvenders
T-shirts.Butmobileservicesareanythingbutlowpriceinthiscountry.Infactareportby
theinternationalTelecommunicationsUnionITUsaysonaverageMalawiansusemore
thantwelvedollarsamonthoncellphones.Thisismorethanhalfofwhatanordinary
Malawianearns.InneighboringMozambiqueconsumersspendjust.overaquarteroftheir
incomeonmobilephoneusage.ButinKenyaandSouthAfricathefigureissignificantly
loweramountingtolessthanfive.percentofaveragemonthlyearnings.Thegovernment
mightbeforcedtointervenetobringdownthecostofusingamobilephone.
ButitisnotjustthecostofmobileservicesthatisanissueinMalawi.Manyconsumersalsowanttheproviderstogivethemvaluefortheirmoneybyimprovingthequalityofservicetheyget.
Therearetimesthatthenetworkinverybad.EventheInternetIsverylow.Soit'ssofrustratingsometimesyouwanttomakeacallit'saquickoneandthenyoucan'tgetthrough."Acustomersaid."Sothesearesomeofthethingsthatlhaveseenthatmaybetheyneedtochange"
ButInorderfortheservicestoimprovethegovernmentsaysItneedstoupgradeexistinginfrastructureespeciallyinruralareas.Theauthoritiesadmitthiscouldtakeupt0fiveyears.
32.Whatcanweteamfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Malawiisthepoorestcountry.
B.Malawiansarelivingabusylife
C.CellphonesarepopularinMalawi
D.Thecostofmobileservicesishigh.
33.Differentcountriesarementionedinthesecondparagraphto____.
A.introducesomemeansofadverting
B.comparethecostsofus

