How many people have cell phones in Cuba?
Telephones | 1,193,000 |
Cell Phones | 1,315,000 |
Telephone System |
General assessment: greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by the end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; cell phones in Cuba number around 2 million; state communications started service of email to cell phones through nauta.cu accounts; the Cuban Government has opened Internet cafes around the island, which are expensive and offer slow-speed connections Domestic: fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons International: country code - 53; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to United States network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) |
Internet Hosts | 3,244 |
Internet Users | 1,606,000 |
Internet Country Code | .cu |
Broadcast Media | The government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; the government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; the government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the United States |
Internet Note | Note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled "intranet" |