From Luxury to Accessibility: The Changing Face of Mobile Affordability

It’s 1996. Mobile phones are emerging in Ghana. Spacefon is the first mobile phone company. My Dad cannot wait to get his hands on one. My dad buys a mobile phone. He goes to register his SIM card. The SIM card is GHsS150.00 – equivalent to $ 166.00.

We are in 2023. The price of a sim card is Ghs 10.00 – equivalent to less than $1.00