T-Mobile calls from Lebanon cost $2.99/minute, but for this month, subscribers trapped in said country - plus Cyprus and Turkey - will be able to enjoy free calls and text messages as the country faces a tough time (if you haven't been stepping into the harsh world recently, you might want to pick up a newspaper or start a Google search about this ongoing war pitting Israel and Lebanon). Free calls for Lebanon and Cyprus started on the 12th of July, Turkey on the 21st and will stretch for the whole month of July.

The gray areas on the map on the right shows Lebanese cellphone coverage - if towers and electricity are not down. I hope other companies (like Cingular, which has a significant number of users in the countries mentioned) will also step up and offer the same kind of help.