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Foreigners allowed to bring cellphones to DPRK
PYONGYANG, Jan 20, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
Foreigners who come to the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are allowed to bring
their cellphones with them starting on Jan. 7, a technician with
the Korean-Egyptian joint venture company Koryolink told Xinhua on
Sunday.
"Just fill a registration form at the Customs with your phone'
s IMEI number, you can bring your own phones to DPRK," said a
unnamed Egyptian technician.
"If you want to make international calls, the WCDMA 3G mobile
phone owners can purchase our Koryolink SIM card, which costs 50
euro," the technician said.
For decades before, foreigners visiting the DPRK must leave
their cellphones at the Customs and can pick them up on departure.
"We have tried hard to negotiate with the Korean security side,
and got the approval recently," said the Egyptian, noting that "it
has nothing to do with the Google trip."
In fact, foreigners still can not really use the Koryolink 3G
network, with no internet access allowed yet. The Koryolink staff
said that the mobile internet service for foreigners will be
opened soon. "It is not a technical problem, we just wait for the
DPRK authority' s approval."
There are 1.8 million Koreans using 3G cellphones across the
country since 2008, which supports MMS and video call. But their
mobile phones can neither make international calls nor connect to
the Internet. Furthermore, Koreans and Foreigners can not make
calls between each other due to their SIM cards set by different
segments.
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