Cuba Cuts Rates for International Calls to $1 per Minute
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- Business and Economy
- 08 / 18 / 2009
Cuba says it's reducing international calling rates for residents with land lines to $1 a minute.
Residential calls from Cuba had cost $2.45 a minute to the United States and Canada, $3.45 to Central America and $5.85 to Europe. Most Cubans don't have Internet access and cannot afford cell phones or computers.
Despite the cuts, international dialing remains a costly proposition for most Cubans whose average state wages are $20 a month.
News of the offer hadn't been published by state media as of Monday. Etecsa said details about the plan will appear on residents' telephone bills. Residents wanting to call abroad must first request activation of international calling service, the company said.
No reason was given for the discount. But Cuba is dealing with a severe economic crisis that has affected islanders and prompted the government to announce spending cuts for education and health care, two pillars of its communist system.
Source: Forbes
Residential calls from Cuba had cost $2.45 a minute to the United States and Canada, $3.45 to Central America and $5.85 to Europe. Most Cubans don't have Internet access and cannot afford cell phones or computers.
Despite the cuts, international dialing remains a costly proposition for most Cubans whose average state wages are $20 a month.
News of the offer hadn't been published by state media as of Monday. Etecsa said details about the plan will appear on residents' telephone bills. Residents wanting to call abroad must first request activation of international calling service, the company said.
No reason was given for the discount. But Cuba is dealing with a severe economic crisis that has affected islanders and prompted the government to announce spending cuts for education and health care, two pillars of its communist system.
Source: Forbes
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