Liberian Government Handing Out Free Mobile Phones

Liberia's government has started giving away specially programmed mobile phones to villages so that they can report crimes to the local police. Cellular News reports.

"The government project aims to give up to 10 phones to prominent people in each of 400 neighborhoods in and around the capital city, Monrovia.

The phones are pre-programmed to call the police for free - while commercial networks charge for such phone calls. "

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