Making a call at a phone booth run by Douglas Oduori in Funyula, Kenya. He operates a handset which is modified to function as a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) wireless phone. The area recently received mobile phone coverage, so telecommunications companies, including Celtel and Safaricom, are fighting for a share of the market © Sven Torfinn/Panos Pictures, 2005

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