North Korea Gets 3G, but Cell Phones Still Banned

North Korea's shiny new 3G network goes live tomorrow (Monday) in Pyongyang and other major cities. What's unusual is that cell phones are banned in North Korea. It appears that the entire $400 million network was built for the exclusive use of a few hundred elites in the country, which suffers from severe poverty and malnutrition.

[via The Raw Feed]

emily | 9:37 PM | News, Buzz |
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