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Article

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

This study examines patterns in international telephone communications, documenting a close relationship between international call volume aggregated by nation and indicators of global connectivity including volume of international trade, tourism and migration. In addition, the analysis documents the existence of a set of national “communities” of callers. The clear orientation of large portions of the world to former colonial powers (e.g., West Africa and North Africa to France), and the separation of the Muslim Middle East and the Chinese-speaking nations of East and Southeast Asia from other calling communities suggest the importance of continuing historic and cultural influences on information flows.

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Final manuscript version of article published in:

Risa Palm. International Telephone Calls: Global and Regional Patterns. Urban Geography 23(8),750-770, 2002. DOI:10.2747/0272-3638.23.8.750

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