financed by the United States government, transmits Spanish language TV broadcasts to Cuba. The American Forces Network (AFN) has a station intended for U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Televisions: 2.64 million, 54th out of 185 in the world (1997) Internet Internet users: total: 6,353,020 percent of population: 57.15% (July 2018 est.) Ranking 76th in the world for total users. Internet service providers (ISPs): Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A (ETECSA) Top-level domain: .cu Access to the Internet was heavily controlled, and all e-mails are closely monitored. The Cuban authorities have called the Internet "the great disease of 21st century" due to 'counter-revolutionary' information being available on a number of websites, some of which are official news sites. As a result of computer ownership bans, computer ownership rates were among the world's lowest. However, since buying a computer was legalized in 2007, the ownership of computers in Cuba soared, dramatically increasing the number of Internet users. But, the rates still remained quite low, partially due to the high costs of systems and Internet usage per hour in contrast to the average monthly wage. In 2019, ETECSA began offering Internet connection via Cubacel mobile telephones which was increased with 4G. In March 2021, they announced that 4G had reached every municipality in the country. See also Caribbean Media Corporation Media of Cuba References External links Information Technology and Advanced Telematic Services Company, CITMATEL -- Official website Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA, Telecommunications Company of Cuba) web site . English translation. "¿Cómo andan los Servicios de Telecomunicaciones en Cuba?" ("How are telecommunication services in Cuba?") - A description and critique of the state of Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA, Telecommunications Company of Cuba) as of 21 June 2013. . English translation. Cuba, SubmarineCableMap.com