Brilliant policy from Indian Govt.

dan sh

Here[^] Government is planning to give away mobiles to families living below poverty line. Yeah, that's what they need. :doh:

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Rajesh R Subramanian

Hey, but that's what the politicians need. There's a huge number of families below poverty line, which means there's plenty of mobile phones to be purchased and given away. Lots of money will be involved, which they will scam away! :cool: :thumbsup:

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dan sh

I wish they give away Nokia 3315. That way if one frustrated citizen throws it back at them, they we definitely get hurt. Maybe the shot might inject some sense into them.

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OriginalGriff

Given it also gives them 200 free minutes, that could be useful. Provided they also issue wind-up chargers with the phone, that could help people to communicate at least on a minimum level with their richer peers. Provided of course the poor live in an area with mobile phone mast coverage...if not, they could try to sell them and that may improve their situation, albeit briefly. But with that many flooding onto the market, I suspect they won't get much for them.

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Hiren solanki

I hope the phone would not be required electricity to get charged for that poor ones. :|

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Kenneth Haugland

Must be a mobile company lobby here somwere? ;)

Lost User

You seem to have understood the Indian politicians well.

Kenneth Haugland

I found that it is a general theme in politics :-D

Jan Steyn

Ah, so that's why they included their South African brothers into BRICs.

Mark_Wallace

"Lessee... How can we get people with no money, who have been ignored and abused by all governments in the past zillion years, to make the effort of voting for us?"

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Tomz_KV

It will be hard to re-charge battery since many families do not have electricity.

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Andrei Straut

They're gonna provide them with a hamster and a hamster wheel

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wizardzz

They already do that in America.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

The US has the same brilliant policy.

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