Sri Lanka’s situation
In 1997, 1/3rd of major supplier’s customers paid < $5/mo. More than 50% of revenues from international (despite only ~10% having IDD)
As part of rebalancing, domestic revenue increased by ~50% in 2 yrs
- Lowest 1/3rd pay < $7/mo. (rent ,local,nat’l)
- Next 1/3rd pay less than $17