When one comes in, the computer translates it into speech, then sets up your mobile phone to call the person trying to reach you.

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As I explored these sets of issues I honed in on the fact that 60% of Nigerians are within mobile phone coverage and about 40% of Nigerians currently have a mobile phone with an even greater number having access to one when you count shared phones.

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