Cubans Say Prices Too High at New Internet Centers

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16. Cuba to open public Internet outlets – at 4.50 dollars an hour

http://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2013/6/2013_06_10_ips_cuba_internet.html

Cuba: U.S. gives nod to oil drilling off CubaHAVANA, May 28 2013 (IPS) - Cuba will continue to prioritise public Internet access over connectivity in private homes, as indicated by a government announcement Tuesday that 118 new public cyber salons would open nationwide as of early June.

The new Internet outlets were reportedly made possible by the “full functioning” of a fibre optic cable laid between Cuba and Venezuela.


The government-controlled press reported on a communications ministry resolution Tuesday that said one hour online in the new outlets would cost the equivalent of 4.50 dollars, payable in 4.50 CUCs or convertible pesos, to which only a small part of the Cuban population of 11.2 million has access.

That amount is equivalent to 108 Cuban pesos, the currency earned by most Cubans. “I cannot possibly afford that on my pension of 270 pesos a month,” retired journalist and university professor Enrique López Oliva told IPS.

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those who try to confuse gringo readers with claims that internet use can be paid with Cuban Toilet Paper can fuck off, ok?