Internet in Cuba | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-01-02

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Cuba


00:01:30 1 History
00:03:15 2 Status
00:07:25 3 Future prospects
00:08:18 4 SNET
00:08:37 5 Censorship



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The internet in Cuba stagnated since its introduction in the late 1990s because of lack of funding, tight government restrictions, and the U.S. embargo, especially the Torricelli Act. Starting in 2007 this situation began to slowly improve.  
In 2015, the Cuban government opened the first public wi-fi hotspots in 35 public locations. It also reduced prices and increased speeds for internet access at state-run cybercafes. As of July 2016 4,334,022 people (38.8% of the total population) were Internet users.By January 2018, there were public hotspots in approximately 500 public locations nationwide providing access in most major cities, and the country relies heavily on public infrastructure whereas home access to the Internet remains largely inaccessible for the general population. As of January 2018 mobile Internet remains inaccessible in the country, but the state plans to start offering it in 2018. Announced on the night of December 4, 2018, the Cuban government said that ETECSA, Cuba's official telecommunications company, would begin to roll out mobile internet access to all Cubans.  The internet was rolled out between the dates of Thursday, December 6, to Sunday, December 9 to avoid congestion. ETECSA also announced different internet packages and their prices, ranging from 600 MB for 7 Cuban convertible pesos ($7) to 4 GB for 30 Cuban pesos ($30). The internet being provided by ETECSA is 3G internet.