Cuba getting internet upstream via Venezuela soon->
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An anonymous reader writes "Seems like Cuba is working around the US internet embargo by teaming up with Venezuela: A confidential contract released yesterday on Wikileaks reveals Cuba's plan to receive internet upstream via an undersea cable to Venezuela, thus circumventing the enduring embargo of the US, denying Cuba access to nearby American undersea cables and overcoming the current limits of satellite-only connectivity. The connection, to be delivered by CVG Telecom of Venezuela, is to be completed by 2010 and will provide data, video as well as voice service for both the public and governmental services.
The 1500km cable will pass Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad on its way from Cuba to La Guaira, Venezuela, providing a more reliable connection to those countries in an effort to increase connection stability and foster variety of communication possibilities for members of ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for America) and the South American MERCOSUR trading block."
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The 1500km cable will pass Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad on its way from Cuba to La Guaira, Venezuela, providing a more reliable connection to those countries in an effort to increase connection stability and foster variety of communication possibilities for members of ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for America) and the South American MERCOSUR trading block."
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Cuba getting internet upstream via Venezuela soon