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Costa Rica fiber-optic internet coverage more than doubled in one year
Fiber-optic internet lines in Costa Rica grew 146% between June 2019 and June 2020, according to a new report from the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL).
These were the most popular Google searches in Costa Rica this year
Costa Ricans asked a lot of good questions in 2019.
Costa Rica plans to put broadband internet in every public school
Costa Rica announced a project to connect its 4,659 public schools with a fiber-optic network that would give students broadband internet with speeds of 10 Mbps. The plan is the first of its kind in Central America.
Havana’s hottest spot is a crowded ramp to WiFi bliss
The Cuban government says the only obstacles to improved Internet access are technical and financial, not political or ideological. It has set a goal of 50 percent household penetration by 2020.
Facebook wants to increase free Internet access in Latin America
PANAMA CITY, Panama — Facebook was at the VII Summit of the Americas this week looking for partners to increase free Internet access in Latin America, a region where more than 50 percent of the population does not have access to the web.