Apparently, cell phones have become such a basic necessity that they now outweigh the number of toilets in India. In the United Nations report about India’s toilet-to-phone ratio, the following was also expressed:
“…the UN estimates it costs $300 to construct a toilet, once the costs associated with labor, materials and personnel are factored in. (Though it’s also true that dollar for dollar, investments in sanitation are among the best out there, in terms of reduced poverty, improved health and productivity.) A handset, on the other hand, is sold in India by Reliance Communications for under $25, and a user can make phone calls for as low as $0.01 a minute anywhere in the nation.”
What’s more, India isn’t the only nation where the cell phones hugely outweigh sanitary devices. According to the International Telecommunication Union reports, “the number of mobile subscriptions is expected to surpass five billion. By contrast, some 2.6 billion people—or nearly 40% of the world population—live in conditions with dismal sanitation. Fully 16% of the world is still forced to defecate in public every day.” It seems safe to argue at this point that technology has certainly changed the world in which we live.
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