Five years ago, only 3.4 percent of the Cuban population had internet connectivity. The country had one of the lowest internet connectivity rates in the world. At that time, the Cuban government said they intended to have all Cubans connected to the Internet b... More »
Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) announced a price reduction for its Nauta Hogar prepaid service. The price cut began yesterday at midnight. After account holders have used the 30 hours of their prepaid contract and still have a balance, int... More »
As more and more Cubans have the ability to access the internet, the desire and need for hosting websites has developed. The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) has started selling internet web hosting packages to Cuban citizens. ETECSA‘s Communication D... More »
Cuba’s telecommunications company Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) and the American company Google have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will commence negotiations for an Internet traffic exchange service agreement (“peeri... More »
Cuba’s telecommunication company ETECSA has announced that internet data services will be available on all mobile phones as of December 6. However, many people found they were able to access the internet yesterday evening via their cellular phones. The new se... More »
ETECSA, Cuba’s telecommunications company, is about to launch internet services on mobile phones over the next six months. The Company continues to make technological improvements to the mobile telephony infrastructure. By the end of the year, some five millio... More »
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 nationa... More »
Following the Department of State press release on January 23 announcing plans to create an internet task force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba has issued a strong protest against what it believes is not only an illegal action but is interference in a... More »
ETECSA announces cuts to internet access fees for Nauta’s international accounts as of October 30, 2017. An internet connection will now cost 1.00 CUC for a one hour Nauta connection. Internet cards can be purchased at the following rates: 30 minutes card $0.5... More »
ETECSA is promising there will be 100 wi-fi zones in Havana by the end of this year, according to a report in the Cuban news. To achieve this, the telecommunications company will open up 42 new Wi-Fi areas in the city. According to some reports, Cuba now has m... More »
According to a report by Michael Weissenstein of the Associated Press, the Cuban government and Google will sign a deal on Monday bringing faster internet connectivity to Cuba. This deal follows the recently announced deals with the cruise companies Royal Car... More »
Like most countries, Cuba started getting involved in the Internet during the 1990s. However, state phone company ETECSA has only recently begun to introduce an increased number of WiFi and broadband connections. Roughly 15 percent of the island’s citizens cur... More »
