[liberationtech] Cuba: 5% Internet penetration
Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes
alps6085 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 8 07:45:22 PST 2015
Oh YEAH! TAYLOR SWIFT! teaching us about Freedom while basking in her
millions. OMG ROTFLMFBO
Bottom line: any single bit of additional Internet access for ANYONE is
GOOD.
Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato,
Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes
<alps at acm.org>
+1 (347) 766-5008
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 3:25 AM, J.M. Porup <jm at porup.com> wrote:
> Can't you see the bars of your cage?
>
> https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/500130322810273794
>
>
> On 01/05/15 19:34, Myself wrote:
> > 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
> > <mailto: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>
> > > <mailto: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> <
> 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>
> > > <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>>
> > > > <mailto: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>
> > > <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>>
> > > <mailto: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>>
> > > > <mailto: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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