[liberationtech] Cuba: 5% Internet penetration
Myself
falcocom25 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 5 16:34:29 PST 2015
You are using the Internet now. Are you a slave? Are you more equal than
others to deserve it better and decide for them?
On Jan 5, 2015 7:16 PM, "J.M. Porup" <jm at porup.com> wrote:
> The Cuban people deserve to be free. How did Cory Doctorow put it?
> Information doesn't want to be free, people do.
>
> The question is, will information free the Cuban people? Or will it
> enslave them?
>
> JMP
>
>
> On 01/05/15 19:02, Myself wrote:
> > Hollywood and Google belong to the Defense Department, Facebook is CIA
> > and it's all controlled by the Illuminati and E.T., still, Cubans
> > deserve Internet access like everybody else. Checking my cable modem
> > now, Batista may be creeping up the coaxial :)
> >
> > On Jan 5, 2015 6:22 PM, "J.M. Porup" <jm at porup.com
> > <mailto:jm at porup.com>> wrote:
> >
> > As a journalist who's spent a long time covering (and living in)
> Latin
> > America, I observe that American culture--that is, *information*--is
> a
> > major tool in maintaining regional hegemony.
> >
> > In other words, Hollywood and Google both belong to the Defense
> > Department.
> >
> > If I were Cuba, why would I want to make it easy for the jackbooted
> (if
> > red white and blue) thug next door to stomp all over me and
> re-install
> > the next Batista?
> >
> > JMP
> >
> > --
> > J.M. Porup
> > www.JMPorup.com <http://www.JMPorup.com>
> >
> > PGP fingerprint:
> >
> > 1442 C867 3E9D 14A1 58FC
> > 2266 6AC3 56C1 D73A 6884
> >
> > On 01/05/15 15:59, Myself wrote:
> > > Under the new measures announced by the Obama administration in
> > December
> > > 2014, Cuban exiles can buy and send to the island satellite
> Internet
> > > equipment, Wi-Fi routers, repeaters and pay for this service for
> their
> > > relatives in Cuba. American companies such as HughesNet provide
> > Internet
> > > service with plans starting at $40 a month for a 5 megabits plan.
> Cuba
> > > is in the coverage area, already some Cubans illegally connect to
> the
> > > internet this way. This wouldn't require any infrastructure costs
> from
> > > the Cuban government, in fact, small neighborhood service
> > providers via
> > > Wi-Fi could be legalized and the government could collect taxes
> from
> > > them in a similar way they are taxing "cuentapropistas" (small
> > business
> > > owners) now.
> > >
> > > In a matter of months most neighborhoods in Cuba could be
> connected.
> > > Cuban exiles have the economic means and desire to communicate with
> > > their families over the Internet. The only thing standing in the
> > way are
> > > Cuban custom's regulations and the Cuban government's willingness
> to
> > > allow Internet access in a massive scale. The Cuban government
> should
> > > stop blaming the embargo for the lack of Internet access and start
> > > moving forward, it's time to put some pressure on them too.
> > >
> > > More info (Spanish):
> > >
> > >
> > > Exiliados cubanos podrían costear acceso a Internet:
> > >
> >
> http://www.cubanet.org/tecnologia-2/exiliados-cubanos-podrian-costear-acceso-a-internet/
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Rafael
> > > www.lasingularidad.com <http://www.lasingularidad.com>
> > <http://www.lasingularidad.com>
> > > PGP
> > <
> http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA5BA76902CB232E3>
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Myself <falcocom25 at gmail.com
> > <mailto:falcocom25 at gmail.com>
> > > <mailto:falcocom25 at gmail.com <mailto:falcocom25 at gmail.com>>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hold your horses, the Cuban government's restrictions haven't
> > > changed a bit. This new deal has so far been one sided and
> > > overhyped. Satellite, Wi-Fi equipment is still banned at cuban
> > > customs and just last week a Cuban was sentenced to three
> > years for
> > > providing satellite service. Raids on the barrio offline Wi-Fi
> > > networks have been rampant this year.
> > > It's too early to tell if the new measures will mean more
> openness
> > > or more wariness on the cuban side. Proceed with caution and
> > without
> > > jeopardizing american citizens in the process.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.cubanet.org/noticias/desmantela-etecsa-red-clandestina-de-wi-fi-en-vibora-park/
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/Article/Index/548e5be53a682e084cff2ad0#.VJNBmXuWmQc
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Rafael
> > > www.lasingularidad.com <http://www.lasingularidad.com>
> > <http://www.lasingularidad.com>
> > >
> > > PGP
> > >
> > <
> http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA5BA76902CB232E3>
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Yosem Companys
> > > <companys at stanford.edu <mailto:companys at stanford.edu>
> > <mailto:companys at stanford.edu <mailto:companys at stanford.edu>>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Claro Noda <noda at complexperiments.net
> > <mailto:noda at complexperiments.net>
> > > <mailto:noda at complexperiments.net
> > <mailto:noda at complexperiments.net>>>
> > >
> > > Initiating new efforts to increase Cubans’ access to
> > communications
> > > and their ability to communicate freely-
> > >
> > > Cuba has an internet penetration of about five percent—one
> > of the
> > > lowest rates in the world. The cost of telecommunications
> in
> > > Cuba is
> > > exorbitantly high, while the services offered are
> > extremely limited.
> > >
> > > The commercial export of certain items that will
> > contribute to the
> > > ability of the Cuban people to communicate with people in
> > the United
> > > States and the rest of the world will be authorized. This
> > will
> > > include the commercial sale of certain consumer
> communications
> > > devices, related software, applications, hardware, and
> > services, and
> > > items for the establishment and update of
> > communications-related
> > > systems.
> > >
> > > Telecommunications providers will be allowed to establish
> the
> > > necessary mechanisms, including infrastructure, in Cuba to
> > provide
> > > commercial telecommunications and internet services, which
> > will
> > > improve telecommunications between the United States and
> Cuba.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/12/17/white-house-fact-sheet-on-cuba-whats-changing/
> > >
> > > this might be relevant to the list.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Claro.
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