Singapore 2G switch-off highlights digital divide

SINGAPORE--When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal--digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology.

From technophobic pensioners to cash-strapped migrant workers, some 140,000 people in highly wired Singapore still use the city-state’s second generation (2G) network and cheap, robust handsets.