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Cuba Had More Phones Than Most European Countries Cuba had more telephones per person than most European countries in the 1950s, with a telephone system that connected cities and towns across the entire nation. Havana had phone service quality comparable to major American cities of the era. Cuban businesses utilized telecommunications infrastructure for international trade and commerce with partners worldwide. The communications infrastructure was modern and rapidly expanding before Castro took
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