T-Mobile customers can roam in Cuba this summer

T-Mobile customers can roam in Cuba this summer
By Sam Byford on May 9, 2016 11:40 pm

T-Mobile has struck a roaming deal with state-owned Cuban
carrier Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba SA (ETECSA), letting
visitors to the island nation use voice, text, and data services from
this summer. The move follows the Obama administration's loosening of
travel and trade restrictions between the US and Cuba last year; Verizon
and Sprint both made similar arrangements in the fall. Google is also
looking into expanding internet access in the country.

"The historic opening of Cuba is a natural opportunity for us to take
action, and we are. That's the Un-carrier way!" T-Mobile CEO John Legere
says in a statement. "We have more customers of Cuban descent than any
other wireless provider — so connecting them with family and friends in
Cuba is a message we heard loud and clear!" T-Mobile says that it
provides service to 36.6 percent of Cuban-born wireless customers in the US.

T-Mobile hasn't announced pricing for its roaming plan yet, which could
prove to be a sticking point — Verizon and Sprint customers pay around
$2 a megabyte when roaming in Cuba.

Source: T-Mobile customers can roam in Cuba this summer | The Verge -
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