India!
the puts the 1st world (esp the UK) to shame
if they can manage this

ps not suggesting that India is a third-world country

lol 3rd world and pry 10 people in the whole country have cell phones, or PHONES period

Hey punx777,

I am not surprised at all that India is the first in the world to deliver such a service. After all, Indians living in countries like US & UK have much higher living standards on average as opposed to locals.

India also has one of the highest mobile phone sign up rate in the world. So in the near future, they are ready to kick other's asses in terms of mobile phone technology. Something to think about for the rest of the world.

Third-world countries are constantly stereotyped. Just because they are third-world doesn't mean they are something to ignore. Going back to phones, it's usually much easier just to get a cell phone than get a phone line brought up to your house. And here are statistics from the CIA World Factbook:
India
Telephones - main lines in use:
48.917 million (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
26,154,400 (2003)
Pakistan
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,982,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,624,800 (2003)

Punx777,

Try to know your facts before assuming things.