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Cuba Profile
Cuba in the Wikipedia
Cuban history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.
Cuba in the CIA
Factbook
Cuban information about the economy, geography, government,
population, communications, military and transnational
issues.
BBC Cuba
Profile
Up to date resume about country leaders,
history, main events,
map, flag, geography, news, politics and media links.
Cuba e-Government Page
The Government of Cuba portal, with many useful links.
Cuba Globalis
Page
Cuba statistics for agriculture, climate, economy, education,
environment,
gender equality, health, human development, population,
technology, and water.
Telecommunications Reports for
Cuba
Cuba Telecommunications
Market Reports - Overview and Statistics
Cuba occupies the very last place in Latin America for both mobile
phone and Internet penetration, and is fifth from the last in fixed-line
teledensity. The government has blamed the embargo for the country’s poor
telecom development, as the difficult relationship with the USA prevented
the implementation of submarine fibre-optic cables; thus, Cuba has had to
rely almost exclusively on satellites for international connectivity. But
Cubans cannot legally buy a computer or subscribe to an ISP without having
a government permit. Mobile rates are prohibitive for the vast majority of
Cubans. Etecsa, controlled 73% by the government and 27% by Telecom Italia,
holds a monopoly in both fixed and mobile services. It offers GSM, TDMA, and
AMPS services through its subsidiary Cubacel. See summary and table of
contents
Caribbean Telecoms Market
Overview and Statistics
Almost all Caribbean countries offer a full range of telecom
services, despite being characterised by small markets in terms
of population. Liberalisation agreements have been reached in
most countries. The major mobile players are the incumbent Cable
& Wireless and Digicel which, in June 2005, agreed to acquire
all the Caribbean operations of Cingular Wireless. The
region’s mobile subscriber base is concentrated in the
hands of these two major players, with only a few smaller
companies edging their way into the newly liberalised markets.
This Paul Budde report provides an overview of the
Caribbean’s telecom sector accompanied by relevant
statistics and a brief profile of the major players. See report table of
contents
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