Ciego de Avila, June 29 (RHC) –- Cuba's Etecsa Telecom Company has announced that the infrastructure for public WiFi connection to the Internet is ready in four hot-spots in Central Ciego de Avila province.

WiFi project coordinator Laudel Broche told local reporters that between 20 and 30 users in each four sites, located in the main city Ciego and in Moron, will be able to connect to the Internet 24/7.

The connection speed is one megabit and clients need to have a local Nauta navigation account on their cell phones, laptops or tablets. To access the service, clients must purchase a code card whose cost is 2 Cuban Convertible Pesos (similar to dollars) per hour.

Yharasay Rodriguez, a young teacher in Ciego, told ACN that this is a new way to access the services that ETECSA has been offering, including the Computing and Electronics Clubs, although she noted that WiFi prices are still high.

The Ciego de Avila service is part of 35 new WiFi hot-spots that ETECSA Telecom company announced recently.