16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Internetization

A pedestrian street in the center of the Havana. Currently in Cuba, all internet services are controlled by the state-owned telecoms company ETECSA, and internet access in private houses is practically inaccessible. Recently, however, the situation has begun to change. With WiFi hotspots popping up across Cuba's major cities, Cubans finally are beginning to embrace the internet revolution more than 10 years overdue.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2017
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Havana, Cuba
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Maria Plotnikova
Awards
Photo of the Day: 08.21.18
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