Cell phone strike on 4.4. in Israel

Israelis are being asked to turn off their cell phones for 24 hours next Monday. A request to this effect was relayed by e-mail over the past month with the subject line: "Don't phone me on 4.4,"
writes Haaretz.

The reason for this shutout is the increase in air-time prices, supposedly designed to compensate the companies for the revenues they lost after the government ordered them to reduce the interconnection fees they charge for calls between different networks.

Problem is that such an expression of disapproval will soon become impossible as people become ever more dependent on their portable phones.

Regine | 10:34 AM | News, Buzz |
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