Topic: Daily Life
I hate my Iraqi cell phone. The US government gave me the phone so I could call someone if something really bad happens. Clearly, because the phone doesn't work most of the time, it was not a good investment.

According to the Azzaman Newspaper, a self declared independent Arab newspaper printed in Great Britain, "An Iraqna manager admits that there are problems with the network." No kidding! The phone only works about 25% of the time. When I try to call someone, it normally tells me that the person I am calling is out of the calling area, which is preposterous considering that they are typically less than 1/5 of a mile away from me and they are sitting right in the heart of Baghdad.

The Iraqna Telephone Company, the nice company run the network, recently discovered that there is piracy on the network that causes daily cut-offs. Service has also been interrupted because two cell phone towers were attacked by insurgent.

Let me strongly recommend that you don't by their stock on the Iraqi stock exchange.