Burma allows SMS but all messages go through censor

This is wild. The few mobile phone users in Burma (Myanmar) are to be permitted use of SMS services for the first time, reports Cellular News. "As befits the military controlled country though - all messages are to be passed though a censor in the SMSC which will flag so called seditious messages.

Local reports suggest that the new service is not attracting a lot of interest as the messages have to be sent in English and cost a staggering US$4 per message.

It is estimated that there are less than 200,000 cellphones in use in the country, most used by the military and politically connected business elite.

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-- Military ruled Burma has few cellphones

-- Myanmar. The lowest cell phone penetration rate

emily | 9:00 AM | SMS and Politics |
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