ETECSA and SES Sign Deal to Bring Internet Connectivity to Cuba

This just in.  The internet and Cuba:  It would appear there is no need, after all,  for an Internet Task Force which the U.S. government was promising.   SES, a global satellite company has just announced the following on their website. ETECSA, Cuba’s national telecommunications company, has just signed a deal with SES for satellite services to bring internet connectivity to the Island.  It appears that the Cuban government promise to bring the internet to all Cubans is well ahead the target date of 2020. The following is from today’s press release: “A new system based on satellites’ reliable connectivity will ensure the Cuban national telecommunications operator can diversify connectivity on the main island of Cuba. Cubans and visitors to Cuba will have additional access to…

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