Cuban Govt Is Expanding Wi-Fi Access, Making It Cheaper

Cuba says it’s expanding Internet access by adding Wi-Fi capacity to dozens of state-run Internet centers and more than halving the cost that users pay for an hour online
Cuban Govt Is Expanding Wi-Fi Access, Making It Cheaper
In this Oct 12, 2013 photo, tourists ride in a classic American car on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. A new set of U.S. government regulations takes effect Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, severely loosening the 50-decade long travel and trade restrictions for Cuba. AP Photo/Franklin Reyes
The Associated Press
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HAVANA—Cuba says it’s expanding Internet access by adding Wi-Fi capacity to dozens of state-run Internet centers and more than halving the cost that users pay for an hour online.

The government announcement Thursday is the first significant expansion of the Internet in Cuba since President Barack Obama said Dec. 17 the communist government had told him it would give its people more access as part of a historic detente between the Cold War enemies.