| 23/03/2021 – 15:25 (GMT-4)
ETECSA launch new internet offers for self-employed programmers that include prices of up to 24,125 pesos per month, depending on the speed of the connection, as announced by the Cuban telecommunications monopoly.
The offers consist of two types of services, a 240 or 480-hour home, and another with an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) connection with a flat rate, which will be reserved exclusively for people with a license. ” computer equipment programmers “.
Etecsa specified that the 240 hours of High Home will cost 2000 pesos per month, while the 480 hours will cost 3500. The initial habilitation service will cost 250 pesos, and the additional hours in case of exceeding the plan will cost 12.50 pesos.
Payment for the service will be made at the end of the month through an invoice that can be paid with “international top-ups, top-up coupons, or direct top-ups at commercial units”, or through “Transfermóvil, telecommunications agents, banks, mails or commercial units of ETECSA “.
For the ADSL connection, the offer includes the “installation and data service contracted through the use of digital links that permanently interconnect your computer network to other networks, in accordance with the quality specifications that are defined, “ETECSA said.
The state-owned company offers several speeds depending on “what you require for your business with a flat rate and with the option to enable international mail.” The speed and price range ranges between 12/128 Kbps for 1250 pesos, and 6144/1025 Kbps with a price of 24,125 pesos.
To which is added an invariable price for the initial installation required with a value of 2500 pesos; and a company specification that clarifies that the sale of the modem will depend on the “model”, while “higher speeds, between 8 and 12 Mbps, will depend on the technical facilities”.
In order to opt for these services, customers must apply electronically by sending their request to the email: [email protected]
While the documentation required for the application is as follows:
«1 Authorization card to carry out self-employment with the authorized activity of” Computer Equipment Programmer “.
2 Application signed with the connectivity offer you want to contract.
3 Photocopy of identity card.
4 In the event that the interested party is not the owner of the telephone line where the service will be installed, they must send a written authorization from their owner. “
In 2017, Cuban authorities halt licensing of “computer equipment programmers”, Along with other private activities.
However, in 2021, Cuba released private labor with some restrictions, but Cuban Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feito Cabrera has reported that the country it would not eliminate any self-employed activity from those already exercised, Including those whose licenses had been paralyzed.
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