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Cell calls OK to US, beyond.


Cubans Cubans (Spanish: Cubanos) are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba. Most Cubans live in Cuba, although there is also a large Cuban diaspora, especially in the United States.  who learned they can own cell phones got a bonus, with news that the mobile connections will allow them to reach overseas friends and relatives in the US and beyond, reports AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol.  (April 3, 2008). State telecom company Etecsa said cell phone holders will be able to calls the US for US$2.91 per minute--the first direct phone connection from the island to the US in half a century. Calls to Mexico and Canada can be placed for US2.64/minute. Rates will be US$4.80 for calls to Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ; dialing anywhere else in the world will cost US$6.31. Mobile phones until now have been a luxury mainly reserved for foreigners Foreigners

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 and government staff. Cubans had to acquire them through a third party. A low average salary here puts the phones in the pockets of only the most fortunate.
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Comment:Cell calls OK to US, beyond.(Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A.)
Publication:Caribbean Update
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Geographic Code:5CUBA
Date:May 1, 2008
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