The Cuban telecom services market, measured by revenues derived from voice, data, and video services, grew 10% in 2014 to $918 million, slightly slower than the average annual growth rate of 12% during the preceding four years. The industry is tightly controlled by the government, with ETECSA operating as the monopoly provider in both the … Read more
Prior to the 1959 revolution, US companies played a leading role in Cuba’s telecom market. In 1949, AT&T and US conglomerate International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) installed an undersea cable between Cuba and Florida to carry telephone and telegraph traffic between the two countries for the next 40 years. On the eve of the revolution, … Read more
Despite Tuesday’s announcements from Washington of loosening air travel and export financing restriction related to Cuba, several round of meeting in Havana last week produced little movement forward when it came to establishing agreements about internet connectivity and telecommunications on the island. U.S. State Department officials said that while the U.S. is making efforts to push progress … Read more
In what could be a major boost for US telecom growth in Cuba, the Federal Communications Commission has removed Cuba from the commission’s “Exclusion List.” By removing Cuba from the list, the move opens the door for US telecom carriers to provide facilities-based telephone and Internet service to Cuba without separate approval from the FCC. … Read more
