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US to Lift Ban on Sending Cell Phones to Cuba

by Terrence O'Brien on May 22, 2008 at 12:02 AM

US to Lift Ban on Sending Cell Phones to Cuba
Cell phones are finally available for purchase in Cuba, but they're so prohibitively expensive that many Cubans can't afford them. Luckily, President Bush recently announced that the ban on sending cell phones to Cuba would be lifted soon, which means that Americans will be able to send phones to relatives or friends who can't afford them.

It's perhaps just the first step towards more open exchanges with the communist country as it softens its restrictions on non-essential items like consumer electronics and home appliances. Soon Cubans will be able to send dirty text messages and vacuum their living rooms all at the same time. [Source: BBC, Via: Textually]

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