Cuba, an Internet laggard, opens Wi-Fi hotspots across country

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By Jaime Hamre Havana (Reuters) – Cuba has opened 35 Wi-Fi access points nationwide, offering unprecedented online access in a country that until now has restricted use of the Internet to an elite few. Before the Wi-Fi signals became available on Wednesday, broadband Internet access had been limited to largely to desktops at state Internet parlors and pricey hotels

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Cuba, an Internet laggard, opens Wi-Fi hotspots across country