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Latest Telecoms News from Cuba
Miami firm says it will lay first US-Cuba fiber
A small Miami-based company said the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more accessible to Cubans....
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Cuba criticizes Microsoft blocking Messenger
Cuba criticized Microsoft on Friday for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington's "harsh" treatment of Havana....
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Lifting of US restrictions could help Cuba telecom
Cuba is a blank spot on the Internet map, the only country in the Western Hemisphere that lacks a fiber-optic connection to the rest of the world....
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US Government Lifts Export Restrictions on Telecoms Equipment to Cuba
The US government has announced plans to lift some of the export restrictions on US firms dealing with Cuba - which includes telecommunications equipment sales....
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Mobile Phone Usage Surges in Cuba
Cuba's sole mobile phone network, ETECSA says that its subscriber base has surged by 60% to reach nearly half a million customers after the government relaxed the conditions for private citizens to buy mobile phones....
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Cell phone costs slashed for Cubans
Cuba's telephone monopoly Etecsa is cutting the cost of activating a cellular phone from $120 to about $65 — a move that could put the once-restricted devices in the hands of more ordinary citizens....
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Motorola Accused of Selling Phones to Restricted Countries
A mistake on the Motorola website had suggested that the company is selling products to Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Sudan - which are prohibited by US law, and resulted in a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking clarification....
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Cuba Extending Mobile Phone Coverage to Guantanamo Bay
Cuba's Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) has announced that it is to expand its cellphone coverage in a road linking several eastern provinces....
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President Bush OKs Sending Cell Phones to Cuban Relatives
Americans will be able to send mobile phones to relatives in Cuba under a new policy designed to challenge the nascent reforms of Cuban leader Raul Castro....
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Cuban phone company reports 7,400 new cell phone accounts
Cuba's telephone monopoly says 7,400 new cell phone accounts have been contracted in the 10 days since all Cubans were allowed to sign up for service....
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