Can You Hear us Now? Cellular Phones Give Haitians a Voice
For too long, Haiti has been in a communication stranglehold. Making a telephone call through the local Teleco station, when it worked, was a long and expensive ordeal. Sending a letter was like buying a lottery ticket - better to send it on the "Diaspora Express" by handing it to someone you know going to the U.S.A. But Haitians now have more communication options than ever before - the impact of cellular technology has been particularly dramatic.