Cuba's Internet Limits To Remain Post-Cable
According to a fresh report on the country's intent to continue limiting web access, we're told that it will still hamper connectivity even after a fiber optic cable linking it to Venezuela goes online in 2010. The forthcoming cable will measure some 960 miles and will "dramatically increase the island's level of connectivity." Of course, just because it will soon have the potential to surf at reasonable speeds doesn't mean that officials will allow citizens to do so.
Boris Moreno, deputy minister of computer science and communication,
stated the following: "We believe that the most responsible policy is
to privilege collective access." In fairness, he did tell the daily
Juventud Rebelde that he recognized a desire for a "larger number of
citizens to have Internet access," but many suggest that Cuba is no
closer to trusting its own people to surf at will on a reasonable
connection. In fact, Mr. Moreno even warned that just because a new
cable was going online, that wouldn't "necessarily decrease the price
the country pays for connection to international networks."Currently, Cuba is forced to connect to the world wide web via satellite due to the US trade embargo. If said embargo were to be removed, Cuba could simply tap into an underwater Internet cable just 20 miles from Havana that runs from Miami, Florida to Cancun, Mexico. At present time, the nation has just 1.4 million web users out of its 11.4 million residents, though there has been a 23 percent increase in computers from 2007 to 2008.
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Ah yes, the joys of living under a dictatorship. |
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yeah and they still have faster speeds than Americans. Im still stuck on 56k damnit..... |
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Perhaps being able to surf freely at 56K would appeal to Cuban citizens! Sorry to hear you don't have high-speed, Drago. |
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HERE is a very good article about Web-censorship concerning China, Cuba, and the United Arab Emirates. I would very much like to read your thoughts on this! |
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It is quite sad. Also drago. Were do you live? My mom just got DSL last year in South Carolina. Also I have read that telcoms are required to provide ISDN which is not much faster than dial up, but if someone raises a stink they usually just build out DSL, because it is cheaper to do. Not sure about all that, but worth looking into. |
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The thing is Sout Korea is not really big country, so it is very easy for them to integrate such thing. But it is really sad to hear that there is still embargo in Cuba, especially when it include internet. |
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