Madrid/The battle array Against imported telecommunications teams it is already given and, as Miguel Díaz-Canel promised in an interview issued on Wednesday, the networks are part of it. This Thursday, Wiliam Pérez González, director of the Customs of Cuba, warned in his X account of the seizure of more than 100 devices, adding 20 Starlink satellite kits and 85 routers.
The information was given in two independent messages. First, Pérez said, the “illegal entry of 85 Router equipment By Havana airport violating the regulations and regulations in force. “The quantity, according to the official,” illustrated “the presence of other illicit activities, so the customs applied the” measures planned for these cases “, specified without clarifying whether there is an open investigation in this regard.
“We reiterate that the importation of these media also travels by compliance with the regulations arranged for such purposes by the Ministry of Communications,” he added.
A few hours later, it shared information that Customs had previously disseminated, warning of the confiscation of 20 Starlink brand teams, the satellite Internet service designed by Spacex. The company is owned by Elon Musk, advisor to US President Donald Trump and head of his government efficiency department. The billionaire is, in turn, owner of X, one of the social networks used by Cuban officials to disseminate these information.
“We reiterate that the importation of these media also travels by compliance with the regulations arranged for such purposes,”
Pérez González efficient in retweiting several messages, sent by officials of his team, in which the rigor of the war to these technologies not authorized by the government of the island stood out. “The Customs of Cuba will always apply, with all rigor, everything legally established to preserve security and order,” said a computer scientist of the agency.
“The action of confrontation of our officers before the illegal officers is unstoppable. Our homeland will always be safe with customs and minint [Ministerio del Interior] On the border, ”said another officer.
Last weekend, the budgeted unit control technique of the radio spectrum (UPTCERCUBA) began to warn through its social networks of the consequences that the import and possession of some unauthorized equipment could have. The messages were shared throughout the week by means and communicators of the ruling party.
The intention was to make it clear to companies that may be violating international rules, which recognize that a country has sovereignty about its radio spectrum, exposing themselves to a reproach of the International Telecommunications Union (UIT), with the reputational cost that is presupposed. The background makes it clear that it is not one of the concerns of, among others, Starlink, who has received a touch of attention from the agency for selling more than 100,000 teams in Iran to evade censorship.
It is intended to show users that the money invested in one of these equipment can be spent in vain, since they are exposed to the confiscation
On the other hand, it is intended to show users that the money invested in one of these equipment can be spent in vain, since they are exposed to the seizure of the device (valued at about $ 1,600, not counting the monthly connection). This is, almost, the slightest of the problems facing the owner, since it has also been warned with fines and other sanctions. Among the opinions generated from the public warning, many users related to the regime indicated that the mere fact of having one of these devices could end up constituting a very serious crime: being judged as a traitor and enemy agent.
As previously done with drugs and the theft of cattle or material necessary for electricity generation, the initial warning follows the avalanche of information on detected violations and, subsequently, perhaps the exemplary judgments.
