Information that may shock you from the Internet in Cuba!

If you think that your city has a weak Internet connection or that its cost is more expensive, it will tell you that problems accessing the internet in Cuba are bigger than you imagine and suffer in your city. Internet access in this country is a dream, and Internet surfing is only possible in certain areas!

Cuba, is one of the countries where the Internet is still a rare commodity. With the lowest Internet penetration rate in the world, only 3.4% of Cuban households have this service, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The Internet appeared in Cuba in 2011, when the island was connected to an Internet cable coming from Venezuela. This service was available only to civil servants. The monopoly of the Internet in this small country is the Cuban telecommunications company ITISKA, founded in 1994!

June 3, 2013 Opened in the country about 118 Internet cafes, where the cost of an hour of Internet $ 4.5. Given that the average official salary in Cuba is $ 20 per month, the Internet is still expensive for most Cubans

The mobile Internet is available in Cuba in 2014, when network access is made available through the card system, which operates only in the designated area (such as parks). These cards offer between 1 and 5 hours of connectivity at a cost of $ 1.5 per hour or $ 7.5 for five hours.

 In April 2014 the company announced the Internet monopoly to expand Internet access to homes and offices "affordable!" Participation is also restricted to some professions (journalists, doctors and university professors). The speed of 1Mbps is available at $ 150 to $ 250 per month depending on the location and the way the office is connected. The cost of internet connection at home is $ 60 for 220 hours, $ 0.3 for every additional hour.

In 2015, Wi-Fi access was made available for the first time in Cuba. Internet services prices were discounted from $ 4.50 to $ 2 per hour.

You have only the right once a week to access and connect to the Internet at the US Embassy. Also two hours a week for free Internet access and is available only at the Embassy of the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland and the Czech Republic.

Anyone who purchases a calling card must make a commitment not to use the service provided "for any actions that may be considered to be a threat or a threat to public safety." There is also a list of sites that Internet users are prohibited from accessing.