Cuba Says the Internet Now a Priority

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday December 21, 2014 @09:10AM from the lots-of-farmville-to-catch-up-on dept.

lpress writes Cuba first connected to the Internet in 1996 through a Sprint link funded by the US National Science Foundation. A year later the Cuban government decided to contain and control it. Now they say the Internet is a priority. If so, they need a long term plan, but they can get started with low cost interim measures. There is virtually no modern infrastructure on the island, but they could aggressively deploy satellite technology at little cost and, where phone lines could support it, install DSL equipment.

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So release the old fart they have in prison... by Lumpy · 2014-12-21 09:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

The old guy there was trying to get internet to the island and they threw him in jail. Let's start with forcing the Cuban Government to take bi-polar meds first?

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