Cuba will finally be offering internet service at a 'discount' price of $4.50 per hour, if you think that seems a little high just imagine if your income was on average $20 per month.

The Cuban News Agency says that Internet services will be offered in all commercial offices of the Cuban Telecommunications Company ETECSA, which count on Internet rooms. With this aim a total of 118 facilities were set up on the island, particularly in main cities, while other similar facilities will progressively be opened.

The new offer includes Internet navigation and other services, such as international email services under the domain nauta.cu, and according to prices already set under a resolution issued by the Finance and Price Ministry, which was published May 27 on the official Gazette.

The prices of the service depend on the modality picked by users, such as national or international internet access, including email service. In all cases, users will be provided the services only at ETECSA cyber centers.

The expansion of theses services join others that have been operating in over 200 cyber-centers in Cuban hotels, as well as in post offices. The initiative came in after the optic fiber cable connecting Cuba and Venezuela became operational, thus guaranteeing higher quality and stability for local communications, despite the limitations imposed by the US economic, commercial and technological blockade of Cuba.

Cuba's telecommunications company, told the BBC that Etecsa, will "immediately" stop access to users if they commit "any violation of the norms of ethical behavior promoted by the Cuban state", the Ministry of Communications said in its government decree.

Only some professionals, like journalists and doctors, are allowed to surf the internet at home.

Cuba first connected to the Internet in 1996 and since that point in time it has prioritized its social use, despite the hurdles imposed by the US policy against the island.