President Barack Obama’s decision to allow U.S. telecommunications companies to obtain licenses to operate in Cuba is a cautious first step toward any possible thaw in U.S. trade relations with the Caribbean nation, trade experts say. But Obama held back from bolder steps that he could have taken.Along with lifting a ban on travel and remittances for Cuban-Americans, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced on Apr. 13 that the Administration would let U.S. telecom network providers set up — and Americans pay for — fiber-optic cable and satellite communications facilities linking the U.S. and Cuba. The U.S. government will also license those companies to provide cell-phone service in Cuba, and allow satellite-radio and satellite-TV service providers to do business in that country.To read this BusinessWeek report in full, see:
www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/apr2009/db20090413_290039.htmObama eases restrictions on U.S. telecom firms in Cuba
In a move to reach out the Cuban people, the White House on Monday announced a series of changes to U.S. policy toward Cuba, including the authorization of greater telecommunications links to the communist country.
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