Cubans cheer as internet goes nationwide for a day
Source: Reuters
Cuba’s government said it provided free internet to the Communist-run island’s more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday, in an eight-hour test before it launches sales of the service.
Cuba is one of the Western Hemisphere’s l east connected countries. State-run telecommunications monopoly ETECSA announced the trial, with Tuesday marking the first time internet services were available nationwide.
There are hundreds of WiFi hotspots in Cuba but virtually no home penetration.
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, considered the country’s social media pioneer, raved that she had directly sent a tweet from her mobile. In another tweet, she called the test a “citizen’s victory.”
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-internet/cubans-cheer-as-internet-goes-nationwide-for-a-day-idUSKBN1KZ2CB
It's about time. Been saying Cuba could be online with the entire country within months of the new cable. The fiber cable went fully operational in 2012. It "only" took 6 years for the rest of the country to have access.
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