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The Cuban government has announced a two-month trial scheme to allow internet access in private homes.
State-run telecommunications company Etecsa will install internet in some 2,000 homes in the capital's colonial district, Old Havana.
The company has also reduced by 25% the fee charged to connect to the web, which most Cubans can only access from public wi-fi hotspots.
Cuba has one of the lowest online connectivity rates in the world.
Many Cubans hope the country's communist government will eventually expand the scheme, says the BBC's Will Grant in Havana.
Details are scarce, but the authorities say the experiment will be extended if it is approved after the two-month trial period.
Last week, Etecsa signed an agreement with Google to provide faster access to content including Gmail and YouTube.
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(Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday December 20 2016, @05:05PM
Not to long ago, amateur / ham radio was limited to club stations not home use, as I remember it. I've talked to a couple guys on 6M and I didn't bring up the topic.
I would imagine if they allow the internet complete with 4chan and reddit and SN, they'll probably let home hobbyists have a morse code key.
But governments have never felt the need to be consistent, so ...