The North Korean government has decided to ban cell phone use for 100 days as a part of the mourning process for their late leader Kim Jong-Il. Those caught using their cell phones will be labeled a war criminal. This seems quite a dramatic stipulation for using a cell phone but Kim Jong-un is trying to assert his control and build his reputation. North Korea is currently facing food shortages as well which has led to thousands of people fleeing across the border into South Korea. It seems like cell phones are not very big in North Korea though with only 700,000 mobile phones using the 3G network there.
Jordan Tassio
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