CUBA: TIC Issues Type Approval Draft Regulation for Telecom Products Listed
On March 15th, 2019 the Ministry of Communications of Cuba (TIC) issued a type approval draft regulation for telecommunications to be imported, marketed or manufactured in the country to ensure the proper functioning of public telecommunications/ICT networks, security for the end user and rational use of the spectrum. The products that are covered for this regulation […]
CUBA – UNITED STATES: Cuba Removed from the FCC Exclusion List
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released on January 15th an announcement on its news website reporting that Cuba was removed from the exclusion list of the FCC. Countries in this exclusion list require separate authorization of the Commission for the companies that want to do business in those markets, this increases cost and […]
CUBA – UNITED STATES: The Senate Of The United States Authorize Exportations Of Communication Devices To Cuba
A bill published in the library of congress web page on 19 May 2015, authorizes any person or entity subject to the United States jurisdiction to export and provide communications services to Cuba or persons in Cuba.
CUBA: IDT Begins Handling Direct ILD Calls To Cuba
IDT Telecom has begun handling direct international long-distance (ILD) calls between the US and Cuba, making it the first US-based telecoms company with a direct connection to the island. Last month Newark, New Jersey-based IDT signed an agreement with Cuba’s state-owned telecoms monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) to exchange ILD traffic and the […]