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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I thought phone numbers and traditional telephone service would be dead by now. Instead, purely internet-based communication services often use them as an identifier.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    telephony only uses a subset of internet things so building just telephone lines is cheaper, which matters especially in the global south

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm no expert on the subject, but it's my understanding that mobile networks are being deployed much more widely in the global south than wired telephone lines, and they're usually internet-capable.

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