MalawiisoneofthepoorestnationsinAfricawithmillionso...

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Malawi is one of the poorest nations in Africa with millions of people living under the

poverty line, Unemployment rates are high. And those who have jobs have low salaries. Yet

many Malawians are using more than half of their monthly incomes on mobile phone usage.

This makes Malawi one of the most-expensive countries in the world to use cell phones.

In Malawi you will see huge billboards advertising mobile phone. Here in the capital

Lilongwe, the. branding and marketing also can be seen on umbrellas used by street venders,

T-shirts. But mobile services are anything but low price in this country. In fact, a report by

the international Telecommunications Union, ITU, says on average, Malawians use more

than twelve dollars a month on cell phones. This is more than half of what an ordinary

Malawian earns. In neighboring Mozambique, consumers spend just. over a quarter of their

income on mobile phone usage. But in Kenya and South Africa, the figure is significantly

lower amounting to less than five. percent of average monthly earnings. The government

might be forced to intervene to bring down the cost of using a mobile phone.

But it is not just the cost of mobile services that is an issue in Malawi. Many consumers also want the providers to give them value for their money by improving the quality of service they get.

There are times that the network in very bad. Even the Internet Is very low . So it's so frustrating sometimes you want to make a call, it's a quick one and then you can't get through ."A customer said. "So these are some of the things that l have seen that maybe they need to change"

But In order for the services to improve, the government says It needs to upgrade existing infrastructure, especially in rural areas. The authorities admit this could take up t0 five years.

32. What can we team from the first paragraph?

A. Malawi is the poorest country.

B. Malawians are living a busy life

C. Cell phones are popular in Malawi

D. The cost of mobile services is high.

33. Different countries are mentioned in the second paragraph to____．

A. introduce some means of adverting

B. compare the costs of using cell phones

C. prove the income of Malawians is low

D. show what the government has done

34. Besides the price, what do Malawians complain about using, mobile phones?

A. The quality of service is bad.