August 27, 2011.SOUTH JOURNAL. Havana, Aug 27 (RHC)- Over the next few months, Cuba will begin using the optic fiber cable linking the island to Venezuela and Jamaica along 1600 kilometers,according to official sources, Pl news reported. The transfer of satellite services will start over the next months. This operation will translate into a faster connection speed, but not lower costs,said deputy informatics and communications minister Boris Moreno while speaking about the underwater cable that touched Cuban coasts last February and was supposed to be in operations last July.">August 27, 2011.SOUTH JOURNAL. Havana, Aug 27 (RHC)- Over the next few months, Cuba will begin using the optic fiber cable linking the island to Venezuela and Jamaica along 1600 kilometers,according to official sources, Pl news reported. The transfer of satellite services will start over the next months. This operation will translate into a faster connection speed, but not lower costs,said deputy informatics and communications minister Boris Moreno while speaking about the underwater cable that touched Cuban coasts last February and was supposed to be in operations last July.">

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Cuba will Begin to Operate Venezuelan Optic Fiber Cable

August 27, 2011.SOUTH JOURNAL. Havana, Aug 27 (RHC)- Over the next few months, Cuba will begin using the optic fiber cable linking the island to Venezuela and Jamaica along 1600 kilometers,according to official sources, Pl news reported.

The transfer of satellite services will start over the next months. This operation will translate into a faster connection speed, but not lower costs,said deputy informatics and communications minister Boris Moreno while speaking about the underwater cable that touched Cuban coasts last February and was supposed to be in operations last July.

The Cuban government will continue to prioritize social access to the Internet,said Moreno after recalling the country's financial limitations stiffened by Washington's hostile Cuba policy over the past five decades.

The cable will benefit Internet access to scientific, cultural and artistic centers, libraries, hospitals, government administration agencies and collective centers for the population, he said.

Other applications would require significant investment and these ones will be progressively implemented since they depend on a given number of users to provide the services.

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