Lebanese Boycott Cell Phones in Protest

Thousands of Lebanese went without their beloved cell phones to protest fees they believe are too high, the consumer advocacy group that helped organize the boycott said Friday, reports the Associated Press.

"Just over half of Lebanon's 850,000 cell phone owners had complied by the time the 24-hour boycott ended Thursday night, said Zuhair Berro, president of the Consumer Lebanon group. He based the figure on his group's sample of 4,000 cell phone owners.

Cell phones are considered so necessary to life in Lebanon that many in this country of 4.5 million carry two".

cf previous post on Lebanese boycott and related articles on (outrageous) pricing issues around the world.

emily | 3:52 PM | European/ZA/USA SMS pricing issues |
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