HAVANA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Cuban government announced a two-month Internet trial, with 2,000 homes to be wired in the old Havana district of the capital.
The installation of home connectivity, and a reduction of the fee required to connect to the World Wide Web -- from two Cuban pesos per hour to 1.50 pesos, or from about $2 to $1.50 -- is designed to encourage web use. Cubans typically access the Internet from public wi-fi hotspots, but last week Etesca, the Cuban state telecom company, signed an agreement with Google parent company Alphabet to install local servers and accelerate connection.