Internet in Cuba In October 1996 Cuba first connected full time to the Internet, and in 1998 Cuba had only a single 64-Kbps satellite connection run by Sprint in Florida and allowed by an exception for communications to the U.S. trade embargo....

On Monday, Feb. 12, Cuban Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes spoke in defense of Internet restrictions and blamed the U.S. embargo for the low number of Internet users in the country. Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement disputing the...