S/S/51. Dissertation. Non engagement with mobile telephony: motivations and impacts

The dissertation investigates the reasons why some people do not use new information and communication technology (ITC) focusing on the reluctance to use mobile phones and the impacts of this reluctance on society. Literature is reviewed on the penetration of ITC in today’s society. A research is conducted into the characteristics, and motivations behind those who choose not to engage in mobile telephony, using the methods of secondary data analysis and primary data collected through surveys and interviews. Conclusions are made about the motivations and consequences of being a non-user of the mobile telephone in 2005.