There is a significant 26-percentage point difference between urban and rural areas: 89% of urban households have a mobile phone compared 63% in rural ones. There are 20 LDCs where the proportion of urban households with a mobile phone exceeds 90% compared to just one (Bhutan) where this is true for rural areas. This urban-rural gap highlights that coverage is lacking in the rural areas of many LDCs. This can be remedied through competition that is more intensive as well as the allocation of universal service funds to spread rural coverage.