Cuba

23 May 2013 Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live
18 Mar 2013 Cuba renames, restructures communications ministry
1 Mar 2013 CWC pinpoints Cuba, DomRep, Puerto Rico for expansion
25 Jan 2013 Cuba confirms first submarine cable is active
22 Jan 2013 Cuba’s first submarine cable shows signs of activity
21 Jan 2013 ETECSA cuts mobile telephony rates
10 Jan 2013 CPP system introduced for mobile phone users
8 Oct 2012 ETECSA calls for subscribers to update fixed line contracts
13 Jul 2012 US govt plans submarine cable link to Guantanamo Bay
23 Jan 2012 Cuba cuts mobile telephony charges
8 Jul 2011 Over one million Cubans hooked on mobile
11 Feb 2011 Close but no cigar: Cuban cable lands; launch not until July
9 Feb 2011 Cuba mulls introduction of island’s first telecoms law
1 Feb 2011 TI offloads ETECSA stake for USD706m
30 Dec 2010 TI to show ETECSA clean pair of Cuban heels
15 Oct 2010 Havana laugh? Cuba-Venezuela cable delayed until ‘July at the earliest’
31 Aug 2010 Telecoms firms urge US to ease trade restrictions on Cuba
23 Apr 2010 ETECSA mobile subs to top one million by year-end
24 Mar 2010 New Jamaica-Cuba cable deal inked
22 Mar 2010 Angola and Cuba sign telecoms cooperation agreement
14 Oct 2009 TeleCuba to lay first US-Cuba fibre-optic cable
16 Sep 2009 Post offices to offer international e-mail
19 Aug 2009 Cuba extends international calls promotion
29 Jun 2009 State report shows low levels of access
8 Jun 2009 VINA-OFC delivers fibre-optic cables to Cubatel
21 Apr 2009 Report: Telefonica prepares ETECSA bid
15 Apr 2009 US to implement new telecoms policy towards Cuba
19 Mar 2009 ETECSA to increase teledensity in Havana
10 Feb 2009 ETECSA records 60% increase in wireless subscribers
11 Dec 2008 TI holds informal talks with Telefonica over ETECSA sale - reports
30 Jun 2008 ETECSA to expand coverage
17 Jun 2008 Wireless take-up hampered by high costs
11 Jun 2008 Venezuela-Cuba undersea link to be lit in 2010
22 May 2008 US lifts Cuba handset ban
25 Apr 2008 ETECSA reports 7,400 new accounts
8 Apr 2008 Investment in Cuban infrastructure
31 Mar 2008 Cuba to allow ordinary Cubans to go mobile
23 Oct 2007 Telecom Venezuela and Transbit form new company for undersea link
1 Oct 2007 Venezuela-Cuba cable set for 2009
29 Jan 2007 CVG signs Cuban cable link deal
6 Oct 2005 ETECSA ups digitalisation
2 Sep 2005 ETECSA plans telecoms development project
14 Jul 2005 Cuba recovering from Hurricane Dennis damage
9 Mar 2005 C&W signs roaming agreements
22 Apr 2004 Telecom Italia invests in Etecsa
4 Mar 2004 ETECSA to expand GSM capacity
8 Sep 2003 Sherrit exits Cuba