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Cubansocial gives us a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the monthly cost of mobile Internet activity in Cuba. The estimate for email and a bit of Web browsing is 2-300 megabytes per month. That would cost 1,000 to 1,500 CUC if one paid the following "maximum" rates rates.
Who pays less than the maximum rate? Who uses mobile Internet?
Note the WAP tarif -- a reminder that Cuba is not using current technology.
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- Updated Cuban Ict Statistics
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The Cuban National Statistics Office has issued their 2011 Annual Statistical Report, which includes data on information and communication technology. The table shown here (click it to enlarge) presents physical ICT indicators. As you see, there are now...
Cuba USA
Cuban mobile access prices
Cubansocial gives us a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the monthly cost of mobile Internet activity in Cuba. The estimate for email and a bit of Web browsing is 2-300 megabytes per month. That would cost 1,000 to 1,500 CUC if one paid the following "maximum" rates rates.
Who pays less than the maximum rate? Who uses mobile Internet?
Note the WAP tarif -- a reminder that Cuba is not using current technology.
- Mobile Email Demand Disrupts Cellular Service, But Etecsa Is Growing
Last week we reported on "growing pains" for mobile email as reported in Granma, but a new Washington Post (AP) story elaborates upon the problems. They report that the new mobile email service has performed poorly and also disrupted the regular voice...
- Etecsa Plans To Offer Mobile Internet Access And Email
A brief post on CubaDebate says ETECSA will be offering mobile Internet access this summer. But, there are no details. Where will the new service be available? What will it cost? What technology will it use? ETECA attributes this modernization and extension...
- Mobile Expansion
In June, ETECSA predicted that there would be two million mobile subscribers by the end of the year. One step in that direction was the recent expansion of mobile coverage in Las Tunas, where they expect over 50,000 mobile phones by the end of this year...
- Updated Cuban Ict Statistics
Cuba’s National Office of Statistics and Information (ONE) released their annual report on Information and Communication Technology in June, 2012. The Internet-related statistics shown here indicate relatively little change. let’s consider each of...
- Ict Statistics For 2010 -- More Internet Users But Fewer Internet Computers And Domain Names
The Cuban National Statistics Office has issued their 2011 Annual Statistical Report, which includes data on information and communication technology. The table shown here (click it to enlarge) presents physical ICT indicators. As you see, there are now...