Re: Question for Dan

On Mar 16, 3:42 am, " krp" <krp24...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snipping portions of Kenny's posting already debunked here, or too
lame to bother with]

< And there is still the matter of the US embargo that restricts full access
to the international internet for Cubans. It will be some time before the
proposed fiber-
< optic link to link to Venezuela is built to get around this US roadblock..
As it is, access must be strictly rationed based on the priorities of the
entire community -- < education, health care and commerce.

    Danny while education has a great thirst for the internet access, health
care is less dynamic.

Actually, the internet has become essential for the rapid
dissemination of knowledge and for the discussion of issues not only
in health care, but in any scientific endeavour.


Commerce will have to first become free of the yolk of
socialism before the dynamism of the Internet will take root in Cuba.

Despite the best efforts all you embargo-Nazis, the internet and
international commerce have already taken root in Cuba. I know it
pisses you off, but that's your problem.


The
roadblock has been the Cuban government's paranoid need to maintain
"control" of the access to the internet.

Wrong again, Kennykins. It is your beloved embargo that limits Cubans'
full access to the internet. The US regime has blocked any link to
Cuba in the regional fiber-optic network. It has forced Cuba to rely
on much most costly and less reliable satellite links. As a result,
access must be strictly rationed based on the needs of the entire
community. I would think that much wider or in-home use would have to
wait at least until the fiber-optic link with Venezuela is established
in the years to come.

Dan
Visit my CUBA: Issues & Answers website at http://www.netcom.ca/~dchris/CubaFAQ.html


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