Some time ago we received a request for an online study in Cuba, I couldn’t help laughing at the request. The fact that Cuba is not a threat to anyone anymore maybe makes people forget how bad things are there in general.

I came across this article this morning, it accurately describes the Internet access situation in Cuba which apparently suffered an even deeper blow recently. Here are some facts:

• There is no high speed Internet access for Cuban homes
• Foreign visitors can access the Web in hotels, where Internet cafe prices of $12 an hour and strict guest policies keep out average Cubans
• One report estimated that only 220,000 of the country’s roughly 11 million people are online
• “With less than 2 percent of the population online, Cuba is one of the world’s most backward countries as regards Internet usage,” the report said, ranking it as the worst in Latin America.

Here’s the article…

Causes uncertain as Cubans’ Internet access withers [Chron]