Etecsa announces service interruptions for this Wednesday

Cuba's state-owned telecommunications company (Etecsa) reported damage across the island early Wednesday.

“Starting the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 27, services and applications that require Internet access via mobile data, Etecsa Wi-Fi sites and home will be affected,” a release said. media Officers.

The information states that the interruptions are in response to maintenance work and user warranty.

He adds that Etecsa experts plan to complete the activities within the scheduled time.

Poor internet connection is a thing in Cuba Annoys usersETECSA, which pays huge sums to the communications monopoly in Cuba, is far from improving a service, and is getting worse.

Last March, social networks were flooded with complaints from Internet users who were affected by the government agency's poor work while trying to connect to the network of networks.

“The connectivity in Cuba is so bad, I wonder why ETECSA is selling Services? “Don't give too many recharges for the poor service you provide,” requested user Patricia Montse Serrat.

A year ago, a blackout affected telephone coverage and internet speed in Matanzas and Sancti Spiritus, official sources said.

Similarly, the authorities acknowledged that less than 8% of Cuban homes were connected to the Internet in November.

In an article published in the official newspaper Granma, the government said, “More than 282,000 households have Nauta Hogar service, with a clear objective of prioritizing the rural population.”

This is just 7.23% of the island's housing stock, estimated at 3.9 million homes, and 8,000 new services more than the previous year.