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NPR aired a five minute segment by correspondent Nick Miroff on the state of the Cuban Internet.
Miroff portrays Internet access as expensive and limited, as illustrated by this photo of Cubans waiting to get online at a Havana cybercafe. He also points out the irony of Cubans carrying smart phones that can only be used for texting and voice calls and a Cuban TV presentation on Facebook and Twitter, which are unavailable to all but a tiny portion of the population.
Miroff also mentions Cuban's disappointment that the ALBA cable has had no discernible effect, citing swirling rumors of technical problems, bad business deals, or political fear flamed by the role of social media in the Arab Spring -- the dictator's dilemma again.
You can listen to the segment or read a transcript on the NRP Web site.
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Cuba USA
NPR: In Cuba, Dial-Up Internet Is A Luxury
NPR aired a five minute segment by correspondent Nick Miroff on the state of the Cuban Internet.
Miroff portrays Internet access as expensive and limited, as illustrated by this photo of Cubans waiting to get online at a Havana cybercafe. He also points out the irony of Cubans carrying smart phones that can only be used for texting and voice calls and a Cuban TV presentation on Facebook and Twitter, which are unavailable to all but a tiny portion of the population.
Miroff also mentions Cuban's disappointment that the ALBA cable has had no discernible effect, citing swirling rumors of technical problems, bad business deals, or political fear flamed by the role of social media in the Arab Spring -- the dictator's dilemma again.
You can listen to the segment or read a transcript on the NRP Web site.
- Support Cuban Bloggers
Translating Cuba bloggers Since Yoani Sanchez launched her blog Generaion Y in April, 2007, the Cuban blogosphere has grown to represent a variety of points of view and voices and played an increasingly important role in public discussion. One can discover...
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Cuban authorities have announced that mobile Internet services will be available on the island soon at a maximum rate of 1 Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) per megabyte of data transferred. (1 CUC = 1.14 USD). As far as I know, they have said nothing about...
- Two Videos Say Internet Access In Cuba Is Rare And Difficult -- Duh
Havana Times has a review of "Ojos que te miran: Entre redes" (Eyes That Look at You: Among the Networks), a 13 minute documentary on Internet access in Cuba. The documentary points out the well known limitations on Cuban Internet access and questions...
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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...
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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...