This story of the internet in Cuba keeps getting more interesting. Advertisements are now coming out for the messaging app ToDus, claiming to be the cheapest option… but what is ToDus? No surprise there, a messaging app developed by a strategic alliance of ETECSA (the only twlwcommunications company in Cuba), the University of Informatics Sciences, and the Havana Science and Technology Park, all institutions controlled by the Cuban government, with their servers in Cuba under the full supervision of the PCC… Why is it cheaper than the rest? In Cuba, there are also intranet packages, obviously much cheaper than internet packages(100 Cuban pesos for 2.4 GB of intranet and 600 mb of intranet for 25 Cuban pesos), so this app, being a Cuban service, is more affordable, but at what cost? More control, more censorship, less privacy, less freedom, less access to information from outside. They are building a utopia with everything they have caused in the country
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#ETECSA, the only government-owned internet provider in #Cuba, announces that citizens will only be able to top up their accounts with 360 Cuban pesos every 30 days, which is equivalent to an internet package with 6 GB of internet, 60 minutes of regular calls, and 70 SMS messages. If you consume this you can recharge with another extra package rate that these are the prices 3GB of internet for 3360 Cuban pesos, 7GB of internet for 6720 Cuban pesos and 15 GB of internet for 11760 Cuban pesos or (here is the catch) 4GB of internet for 10 USD, 8 GB of internet with 75 min of regular call and 80 SMS for 20 USD, and finally 16 GB of internet for 35 USD… recharges in USD can only be made from abroad… to put it in context, the minimum wage in Cuba is 2100 Cuban pesos and the minimum pension is 1528 Cuban pesos… knowing this, if you consume your 6GB internet package and want to consume more you must pay 1.6 minimum wages or 2.2 minimum pensions just for 3GB more of internet… blessed Cuban socialism 🖕
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http://www.etecsa.cu/es/noticias/nuevas-medidas-comerciales-en-servicio-telefonia-movil
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