DIRSI is a network of professionals and institutions in Latin America that conducts research on pro-poor ICT policy and regulation. Through mobile price benchmarking studies comparing Latin American countries to OECD countries, DIRSI found that mobile costs in Latin America were much higher as a percentage of income, discouraging mobile use among the poor. DIRSI widely shared these results with policymakers, the private sector, and media. This sparked regulatory inquiries into termination rates, taxes, and number portability, with the goal of putting pressure on governments and industries to address high mobile prices affecting affordability for the poor.