ETECSA agrees international voice traffic exchange between Cuba and United States

La Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) and Verizon Partner Solutions, the wholesale unit of U.S. company Verizon Communications Inc., have concluded their negotiations and signed a direct interconnect agreement for the exchange of international voice traffic between Cuba and the U.S. 

The service agreement will initially allow the offering of voice services through direct interconnection between the two countries and will be operational once implementation and technical testing requirements are completed by both companies. 

Verizon, a New York-based company, provides communications services globally.

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba, ETECSA S.A., Havana, March 14, 2016.