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Betraying the revolution: Cuban students reject dollarization
It took a steep hike in mobile internet tariffs to unleash a rebellion among Cuban students on a scale unseen since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.
Some even called for a price strike after the new Internet tariffs came into effect.
The price of the internet in Cuba has been significantly increased, according to university students, as the government wants to get dollars this way.
HAVANA -An unusual university protest has been growing since, on May 30, the state Telecommunications Company of Cuba (Etecsa) announced an increase in internet access rates through mobile data. The tension still remains. “Etecsa simply goes forward with its measures. So far they are not willing [...] This article Dialogue does not yet dispel tension for new mobile data rates in Cuba was originally published in IPS News Agency
Since 30, cellular phone rates have increased in Cuba, and the service has gone on to privilege recharging in dollars, limiting consumption in pesos. And students are making themselves felt.
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