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Cubans can now buy US tech

by on16 January 2015


Of course they can’t afford them

US companies are now allowed to flog consumer tech to Cubans. This means that the country which had been locked in the 1950s can now have mobile phones PCs, TVs and anything else that will "enable the flow of information" for the great unwashed.

Unfortunately, most of the population cannot afford these gadgets. The average Cuban earned just $20 per month in 2013 and after decades of being frugal, they are hardly going to waste their money on an iPad.  

Locals may be more likely to notice the previously announced plan to let US telecoms run services in Cuba.

The newfound communications freedom is mostly meant to create an "efficient and adequate" link with the US, but it could improve the overall quality of Cuban phone and data connections. It could reduce the nation's dependence on its state-run telecom (ETECSA), too. 

Last modified on 16 January 2015
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