Recent Blog Posts
-
Where the Tech World Gathers
Feb 10 20125:46 pm EDT -
Obama Blacklisted From Popular New App
Feb 09 20125:20 pm EDT -
Thermostat Startup Nest Comes Out Swinging
Feb 09 201211:46 am EDT -
Apps and Email, Together at Last
Feb 08 20124:30 pm EDT -
The Future Cemetery
Feb 08 201210:15 am EDT -
Open Letter to Congress on SOPA: Take a Breath
Feb 07 20121:00 pm EDT -
Greatest Generation Company Sues iPod Generation Startup Nest
Feb 06 20123:46 pm EDT -
Path Cuts Through Social-Media Noise
Feb 03 201212:10 pm EDT -
Gift Apps That Keep on Giving
Feb 01 20125:19 pm EDT -
A Proxy Piece of the Facebook Pie
Jan 31 20125:00 pm EDT
Links
- Engadget

- Pandora

- GigaOM

- USA TODAY Tech

- Somewhat Frank's tech conference list

- BuzzTracker Tech

- The Long Tail

- Tom Foremski

- Roger McGuinn's Folk Den

- John Battelle's SearchBlog

- Mark Cuban's blog

- SciTech Daily

- Romenesko

- Kevin Maney's site

- Steven Johnson

- Marc Andreessen

- TechCrunch

- Fred Wilson

- paidContent

- Spiedies, mmmm

- TechFlash

Cell Phones and Reality TV Come to Cuba
President Obama is fulfilling a campaign promise today by announcing lighter restrictions on travel and money transfers between Cuban Americans and their families in Cuba.
As part of the announcement, which is expected later today, Obama is also promising to issue licenses to telecom companies and other firms so they can provide cell phone and cable services for Cuban households, according to the Associated Press.
The move evidently advances efforts made by former President George W. Bush last May when he began allowing cell phones among the items U.S. family members could send to their relatives in Cuba.
But that turned out to be an empty gesture, since residents in Cuba often couldn't get a signal. Allowing licenses for American firms to provide the service directly to Cubans, instead of just through U.S. service contracts, will presumably solve that problem. Obama's new Cuba policy will also allow new television service contracts for Cubans.
While the administration does not plan to lift the trade embargo with Cuba, the changes announced today are meant to help the country's residents become less dependent on Castro's regime.
by Megan Barnett
Comments
If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.




