Cuba allows unrestricted use of mobile phones

Cuba will allow unrestricted use of mobile telephones for the first time. Until now in Cuba only foreigners and government officials where allowed to use them. Cuban telecommunications ETECSA will begin to offer mobile phone service for the public in the next days.

Raul Castro is the first new leader of Cuba in almost half a century, he has begun series of reforms to improve the living standards of Cubans.

The new service will fund the development of Cuba's telecommunications systems and to extend land line telephone services.