46%*of*the*BOP*had*used*phone*in*last*week;*
44%*in*last*month.**Compared*to*Asian*
neighbors,*9X11*years*aker*their*liberaliza0on….*
%*of*BOP*who*had*used*a*phone*in*the*last*3*months*(surveyed*in*2006)*
South*Asia*
South*East*Asia*
Pakistan*
India*
Sri*Lanka*
Philippines*
Thailand*
98%*
94%*
92%*
93%*
95%*
Used*phone*in*
last*3*months(
%*of*BOP*who*had*used*a*phone*in*the*last*week*(surveyed*in*2008)*
Used'phone'in'
last'week'
Bangladesh*
Pakistan*
India*
Sri'Lanka*
Philippines*
Thailand*
82%'
66%'
65%'
77%'
38%'
72%'
Source:'LIRNEasia'2006'and'2008.''Teleuse'@'the'Booom'of'the'Pyramid'Studies.''Surveys'naConally'representaCve'of'the'BOP'in'each'listed'
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country.''BOP'='those'at'the'booom'of'the'pyramid,'defined'as'those'belonging'to'SEC'D'and'E.'''