The spread of cell phone technology is best associated with
A) contagious diffusion.
B) "leapfrogging" of older technologies' diffusion.
C) relocalization diffusion.
D) relocation diffusion.
E) innovation diffusion.

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"Leapfrogging" refers to the phenomenon where newer technologies skip over older ones and get adopted more quickly in areas where the older technology never caught on. This is exactly what happened with cell phones, which became widely adopted in developing countries without an extensive landline infrastructure.

The Spread of Cell Phone Technology Is Best Associated with