[liberationtech] Cuba: 5% Internet penetration

[S.Aliakbar Mousavi]

Hi,

You just mentioned that There are technologies out there that make this
cheap, feasible, and reliable.
What technologies you mean? Can you give me some examples?
Best,
Ali


On 8 January 2015 at 14:16, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's right, there's a small window of opportunity here for community
> projects to develop a horizontal and free Internet for the people. There
> are technologies out there that make this cheap, feasible, and reliable.
>
>
> Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato,
>
> Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes
> <alps at acm.org>
> +1 (347) 766-5008
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Myself <falcocom25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Amen to that Andres Leopoldo,
>>
>> Back to the original post, the fact is that with US restrictions out of
>> the way Internet could be in the homes of most Cubans in a matter of months
>> if the Cuban government lifted customs restrictions on home satellite and
>> wi-fi equipment. The typical excuses: the embargo and infrastructure costs
>> are only that, lame excuses. Cuban exiles would gladly foot the bill to be
>> able to communicate with their families, no need for costly infrastructure
>> and no problem paying american satellite companies for the service. Of
>> course, Cuba's government would not accept it because they are afraid of
>> losing control and power but the least we can do is put some media pressure
>> on it. The next time a "Cuba expert" speaks at an American university or
>> the to the media blaming the embargo for the lack of Internet there should
>> be some serious questions raised by the members of this group.
>>
>>
>> http://www.cubanet.org/tecnologia-2/exiliados-cubanos-podrian-costear-acceso-a-internet/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes <
>> alps6085 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Let's not do any flaming, it's so démodé...
>>>
>>> BUT
>>>
>>> Cuba is close to my heart, AND
>>>
>>> there's a lot of BS going around
>>>
>>> Let them have their itty bitty piece of the Internet and then some
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato,
>>>
>>> Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes
>>> <alps at acm.org>
>>> +1 (347) 766-5008
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:04 AM, J.M. Porup <jm at porup.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 01/08/15 10:45, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes wrote:
>>>> > Oh YEAH! TAYLOR SWIFT! teaching us about Freedom while basking in her
>>>> > millions. OMG ROTFLMFBO
>>>>
>>>> Um. OK. It wasn't my intention to trick you. I just figured you knew. I
>>>> mean, this is lib-tech...
>>>>
>>>> > Bottom line: any single bit of additional Internet access for ANYONE
>>>> is
>>>> > GOOD.
>>>>
>>>> There are two words for the inevitable. One is progress. The other is
>>>> tragedy.
>>>>
>>>> JMP
>>>>
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