Posted on 12/05/2018 9:48:04 AM PST by Snickering Hound
Cuba has announced that 3G internet access for cell phone users across the country will become available from Thursday.
The Caribbean island nation, which exists under communist rule, opened state-run internet cafes in 2013 and citizens have only had access to home internet and public Wi-Fi hotspots since 2017. In that same year, Google servers in Cuba went live, making the internet giant the first foreign internet company to host content in the country.
Announcing the deal on television on Tuesday night, executives from Cuba's state telecom monopoly ETECSA said they will offer packages of data ranging from 600 MB for 7 convertible Cuban pesos ($7) to 4 GB for 30 Cuban pesos ($30).
According to Trading Economics, the average Cuban in 2017 took home a state salary equating to around $30 each month.
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Set up for the ‘Social Credit’ implementation as happening now in China.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5-0llHaZDs
I think Google is working with China on this.
You can bet the government elite have had high speed internet since it was available anywhere in the world. The ruling Kings and Queens have never wanted for anything in Cuba. And why we still have diplomatic relations with Cuba is a mystery to me.
Wow, you are obsessed. I looked back at pages of your comments. Every one is Trump trashing.
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