viernes, 24 de mayo de 2013

Internet Access in Cuba.

[Note: The following is translated from the ETECSA (the Cuban telephone company) website. 1 CUC, with currency exchange costs, is less than $1 US.  Monthly salaries in Cuba for the most part do not exceed $20/month and may be well below that.]

Who can apply for service to access the Internet?

Service to access the Internet is offered to legal persons and foreign natural persons with temporary or permanent residence in Cuba. For now, the service is not offered to Cuban natural persons or foreigners resident in the exeterior who come as tourists to the island (they should access it through the navigation rooms), nor to the Cuban residental sector.

Who can access the Internet in the navigation rooms?

Public Internet access is offered in our country to foreign natural persons (tourists or residents on the island) in the navigation rooms located in airports, hotels and tourist installations, as well as in the [Centers...] belonging to ETECAS's point of sale network. [A prepaid card is required.]

Who can access the Internet via WiFi?

WiFi Internet access is exclusively for foreign natural persons, residents or tourists…

What are the charges for Wifi in hotels with wireless coverage?

1 hour: 8.00 CUC [more than $8 US]
5 hours: 35.00 CUC
100 hours: 250.00 CUC

Monthly rates for commercial clients (CUC)
PACKET-SWITCHEDintegrated services through digital web
Through
Analog-switched network
rateadditional hour rateadditional hour
full internet navigation
Máximo 10 horas
20.00
5.00
15.00
5.00
Máximo 30 hrs
35.00
4.00
30.00
4.00
Máximo 40 hrs
40.00
3.00

Máximo 60 hrs
50.00
3.00
Máximo 80 hrs 
70.00
2.00
60.00
2.00
Only 8.00 p.m. to 7.00 a.m.
(night plan)
70.00

70.00

International email and national navigation
Máximo 15 hrs
15.00
3.00
15.00
3.00
Máximo 25 hrs
20.00
2.00
20.00
2.00
Máximo 60 hrs
35.00
1.00
35.00
1.00
National email and national navigation
Máximo 20 hrs
10.00
1.00
10.00
1.00
Additional mailbox
10.00

10.00

International Corporate Email
Máximo 20 hrs
25.00
4.00
15.00
5.00
Máximo 40 hrs
30.00
3.00
25.00
4.00
Máximo 100 hrs
55.00
2.00
45.00
3.00
National Corporate Email
Máximo 20 hrs
15.00
3.00
10.00
3.00
Máximo 40 hrs
20.00
2.00
20.00
2.00
Máximo 100 hrs
40.00
1.00
40.00
1.00


Rates for Commercial Clients (CUC)
[Translator's note: These rates only apply to distances of 4 km. See below for the "add-on" charges for service over longer distances.]

SPEED
(Kbps)
CONTRACT
(IN YEARS)
Cost OF
instalLaTiOn
MONTHLY
COST
64 1 año 1.500,00 9.000,00
3 años 1.500,00 8.500,00
5 años 1.500,00 8.250,00
10 años 1.500,00 8.000,00
128 1 año 1.500,00 13.000,00
3 años 1.500,00 12.500,00
5 años 1.500,00 12.250,00
10 años 1.500,00 12.000,00
256 1 año 1.500,00 22.500,00
3 años 1.500,00 22.000,00
5 años 1.500,00 21.750,00
10 años 1.500,00 21.500,00
512 1 año 1.500,00 30.500,00
3 años 1.500,00 30.000,00
5 años 1.500,00 29.750,00
10 años 1.500,00 29.500,00
1024 1 año 2.500,00 46.500,00
3 años 2.500,00 46.000,00
5 años 2.500,00 45.750,00
10 años 2.500,00 45.500,00
2048 1 año 2.500,00 72.000,00
3 años 2.500,00 71.500,00
5 años 2.500,00 71.250,00
10 años 2.500,00 71.000,00


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