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Cuba: Can You Hear me Now?

Monday, March 31st, 2008 @ 14:58 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Cuba
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Development, Diaspora, Economics, History, Human Rights, Internet & Telecoms, Technology, Politics
Languages:: English

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News that Cubans will now be allowed to buy cell phones has been met with differing reactions by Cuban bloggers…El Cafe Cubano: “Cubans on average earn about $20 a month and cell phones in Cuba are selling for $260 and above. Do the math…”; Uncommon Sense: “I do not begrude the Cubans for whom it means a better life. But freedom is still outlawed and tyranny still reigns”; The Cuban Triangle: “Today’s decision, then, legalizes what was already a widespread reality. But it’s a positive step…”

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