Question
Zain, a Kuwait-based company of this type, was the sponsor of the university quiz show Africa Challenge. For 10 points each:
[10e] Orange S.A. and MTN are what type of company? Companies of this type often focus on inexpensive prepaid services in sub-Saharan Africa due to the poor penetration of PSTNs.
ANSWER: telecommunications [accept telephone companies, mobile phone companies, or cellphone providers; prompt on internet service providers or ISPs; prompt on information and communications technology companies or ICT]
[10h] High mobile uptake and low bank usage have fueled SMS-based mobile banking such as this Safaricom service. During the pandemic, the Kenyan government waived fees for this most popular money transfer service in Africa.
ANSWER: M-PESA
[10m] The overwhelming majority of internet users in Africa have access through mobile broadband using this digital standard. Carriers such as AT&T have recently shut down their networks for this 2G standard.
ANSWER: GSM [or Global System for Mobile Communications]
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Summary
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Data
| Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | Team Name Think Detail | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| BHSU | The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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