Few Cubans have cellphones or internet access
"With word that the Obama administration is seeking to open up communications to and within Cuba, there’s been
- no comment so far from U.S. media companies as to whether or not they would play a role in serving the island.
- In 2007, the CIA estimated that the 11.4 million citizens of Cuba had one million phones. There are 198,000 cellphones in use.
- The International Telecommunications Union reports that 11.5 (%) percent of the Cuban population had access to the Internet in 2008. There are eight U.S. companies currently licensed by the FCC to provide long-distance service to Cuba through cable or satellite, including AT&T and Verizon. It’s not clear how many provide the service, however.
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