Cuba Finally Allows Citizens to Own Cell Phones

Cubans say hello to some new little friends.
By Jason Mick - March 30, 2008

In an interesting twist, Cuba just approved the use of cell phones, after a ban throughout long-time ruler Fidel Castro's regime. With Fidel's departure last month and his brother, Raul Castro, assuming leadership of the island nation, some small but noteworthy changes are occurring. First, Raul allowed microwaves, and now he is allowing cell phones. Cuba still operates under a communist bureaucracy that controls what items people can have. This hinders everything from internet access to home ownership. In the past, only an elite group of Cubans owned cell phones. Many Cubans hope that more changes are to come. While some dissidents fear the government will use the new cell phones to snoop on them, most assume that the government already does.

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