Cuba legalizes private Wi-Fi networks, router imports
By DW
01 June 2019 |
7:19 am
Thousands of Cubans who built their own data networks at home can now apply for a license, but control over the internet itself stays under state control. Cuba has been one of the least-connected places on the planet.
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