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Cubans Line Up For Cell Phones

by Terrence O'Brien on April 15, 2008 at 04:11 PM


Despite prohibitively high activation fees of $120 (about half a year's salary for an employee of the government), Cubans lined up on Monday to get their hands on the first legally available consumer cell phones in the country. Of course, a cell phone and minutes were an additional charge, but that didn't stop people from flooding the streets causing waits of up to an hour just to sign up for a contract.

Fidel's brother Raul Castro has pledged to remove many of the restrictions on electronics and home appliances, such as DVD players and dishwashers, which have been used to keep living conditions among Cubans equal. Still, with prices this high, the move seems to be pure political theater.

From USA Today

Tags: cuba, politics

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