The Cuban government authorized the post office to deliver Internet services to the population, but so far no legislation was implemented.
The postal company turned in by a government resolution "provider of Internet access services to the public, who should pay people to natural persons in the national territory."
The document was signed in June by the Minister in the area, Ramiro Valdes, and recently placed on the web page of the Official Gazette.
Post has branches Intranet navigation rooms, or even a home network where people are enabled to an account in your name to send or receive letters from abroad, but could not see the global network of networks.
AP A tour made by post offices with intranet navigation facilities showed that even the resolution was not implemented.
Since the resolution, the postal company also bring their traditional functions of sending letters, parcels and telegrams among others, the process that allows hotels where guests - domestic or foreign - use the Internet, although prices are high.
One hour of network access to these networks may cost about six recreation centers convertible pesos ($ 6.48).
Some dependents reported several weeks ago behind closed some of these venues for placing new machines capable of internet and redeveloped the site, but later withdrew this offer computers without internet and intranet again.
At the end of 2008, we calculated the existence of some 630,000 computers in the island and 1.4 million users of computer networks, including the intranet.
Consulted off the intranet navigation rooms, some people expressed their satisfaction at being able to access wider but they asked for rates.
"It's expensive even now - the price for intranet is 1.50 convertible pesos an hour ($ 1.62) and the vast majority of people do not reach," he told the AP Alexi Perez, who waited his turn in Post office navigation in Havana Vieja.
Cuba does not currently contracted to private accounts to their homes and instead of providing a low cost through the workplace, research institutes and universities, among others. The trainer will develop a strong black market access.
The island can not connect to the submarine cables around the island due to U.S. sanctions that seek to pressure a change in the communist system. President Barack Obama recently expressed interest in more flexible measures in this field.
Cuba must hire a way to establish communication satellite, an expensive method and low bandwidth. The government recently reported that working with Venezuela to get a transoceanic fiber will be available in early 2010.
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