Comments on: Cellphones, Freedom and the Cuban Embargo http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wholesale Clothing http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-68932 Wholesale Clothing Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:54:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-68932 <p>Wonderful article, just added the site to my favorites. Thanks so much.</p> Wonderful article, just added the site to my favorites. Thanks so much.

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]]> By: Jerry Brito http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-49643 Jerry Brito Thu, 22 May 2008 22:34:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-49643 <p>Adam, What's changed from 10 years ago that makes this policy change now possible is that it's only been recently (since Raul took over) that Cubans have been allowed to own mobile phones and computers. See:<br><br><a href="http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/04/23/cubas-slow-opening/">http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/04/23/cubas-slow...</a><br><br>I'm with you though that the embargo makes no sense and that the program shouldn't be limited to family members and NGOs.</p> Adam, What’s changed from 10 years ago that makes this policy change now possible is that it’s only been recently (since Raul took over) that Cubans have been allowed to own mobile phones and computers. See:

http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/04/23/cubas-slow…

I’m with you though that the embargo makes no sense and that the program shouldn’t be limited to family members and NGOs.

]]> By: Mike Sullivan http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-49642 Mike Sullivan Thu, 22 May 2008 22:33:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-49642 <p>Your article is the first one I've seen that points out the need to have adequate cellular infrastructure covering Cuba. Most stories on this simply report that the White House will encourage U.S. residents to set up and pay for accounts to be used with the phones, but never question what good it will do a Cuban to have an account with Verizon or AT&T and a U.S. number, when those operators aren't in Cuba and don't have a network partner or roaming deal in Cuba, so the phone and account would be useless.</p> Your article is the first one I’ve seen that points out the need to have adequate cellular infrastructure covering Cuba. Most stories on this simply report that the White House will encourage U.S. residents to set up and pay for accounts to be used with the phones, but never question what good it will do a Cuban to have an account with Verizon or AT&T and a U.S. number, when those operators aren’t in Cuba and don’t have a network partner or roaming deal in Cuba, so the phone and account would be useless.

]]> By: Jerry Brito http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-41942 Jerry Brito Thu, 22 May 2008 21:34:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-41942 <p>Adam, What's changed from 10 years ago that makes this policy change now possible is that it's only been recently (since Raul took over) that Cubans have been allowed to own mobile phones and computers. See:</p> <p>http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/04/23/cubas-slow-opening/</p> <p>I'm with you though that the embargo makes no sense and that the program shouldn't be limited to family members and NGOs.</p> Adam, What’s changed from 10 years ago that makes this policy change now possible is that it’s only been recently (since Raul took over) that Cubans have been allowed to own mobile phones and computers. See:

http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/04/23/cubas-slow-opening/

I’m with you though that the embargo makes no sense and that the program shouldn’t be limited to family members and NGOs.

]]> By: Michael Sullivan http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-41941 Michael Sullivan Thu, 22 May 2008 21:33:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-41941 <p>Your article is the first one I've seen that points out the need to have adequate cellular infrastructure covering Cuba. Most stories on this simply report that the White House will encourage U.S. residents to set up and pay for accounts to be used with the phones, but never question what good it will do a Cuban to have an account with Verizon or AT&T and a U.S. number, when those operators aren't in Cuba and don't have a network partner or roaming deal in Cuba, so the phone and account would be useless.</p> Your article is the first one I’ve seen that points out the need to have adequate cellular infrastructure covering Cuba. Most stories on this simply report that the White House will encourage U.S. residents to set up and pay for accounts to be used with the phones, but never question what good it will do a Cuban to have an account with Verizon or AT&T and a U.S. number, when those operators aren’t in Cuba and don’t have a network partner or roaming deal in Cuba, so the phone and account would be useless.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-49641 Richard Bennett Thu, 22 May 2008 20:43:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-49641 <p>I like that last thought. Perhaps we should construct Radio Free Europe for the 21st century, through WiMax towers and free radio modems. Give the downtrodden victims of communism access to the free market of ideas and they'll rise up and overthrow their reactionary ruling class. This could become a movement!</p> I like that last thought. Perhaps we should construct Radio Free Europe for the 21st century, through WiMax towers and free radio modems. Give the downtrodden victims of communism access to the free market of ideas and they’ll rise up and overthrow their reactionary ruling class. This could become a movement!

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/05/22/cellphones-freedom-and-the-cuban-embargo/comment-page-1/#comment-41936 Richard Bennett Thu, 22 May 2008 19:43:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=10834#comment-41936 <p>I like that last thought. Perhaps we should construct Radio Free Europe for the 21st century, through WiMax towers and free radio modems. Give the downtrodden victims of communism access to the free market of ideas and they'll rise up and overthrow their reactionary ruling class. This could become a movement!</p> I like that last thought. Perhaps we should construct Radio Free Europe for the 21st century, through WiMax towers and free radio modems. Give the downtrodden victims of communism access to the free market of ideas and they’ll rise up and overthrow their reactionary ruling class. This could become a movement!

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