Communications
The province of Villa Clara is interconnected to the whole country thanks to the telephone network of the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) and now has several Wi-Fi Internet access points distributed throughout the territory.
In Cuba to make national long distance calls you only have to dial the desired 8-digit telephone number.
Emergency telephone numbers: Ambulance: 104 / National Police: 106 / Firefighters: 105.
Mobile Telephony:
The cellular telephone network in Cuba is operated by Cuban Enterprise of Telecomunications S.A (ETECSA), which is available in 900 Mhz throughout the national territory in GSM and in 3G/4G, available only for Roaming IN service in the northern keys of the country (Havana, Varadero, Villa Clara Keys and Ciego de Avila Keys) and in the provincial capitals. It also has GSM access in 850 Mhz, with coverage limited to: Havana City, Varadero, Ciego de Avila, Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo and Holguin (Airport and Guardalavaca).
Upon your arrival in the country you can hire Cubacel services; you can rent a telephone or bring your own and activate it.
Mobile line for your stay in Cuba.
CubacelTur is a temporary phone line that has a life cycle of 30 days from its activation and includes an initial basic package with data resources, minutes and SMS.
CubacelTur can be purchased through the pages of our international sellers
www.cubaceltur.com
www.ding.com
www.recargasacuba.com
www.csqworld.com
www.moviles.compra-dtodo.com
www.globaldsd.com
To call Cuba from abroad:
- To a landline: International prefix 00 + 53 (Cuba Code) + Location code + Desired telephone number.
- To a mobile number: International prefix 00 + 53 (Code of Cuba) + Desired mobile number.
To call from Cuba to a foreign country:
- To a Mobile Phone: International prefix 00 + Country code + Desired telephone number.
- To a fixed telephone: International prefix 00 + country code + locality code + desired telephone number.
ETECSA Commercial Network
Villa Clara Company Commercial Office
It operates from Monday to Sunday, 12 hours a day, offering telecommunications services to the public such as the sale and recharge of prepaid cards, fast bill collection, sale of equipment and accessories, commercialization of mobile services, national and international calls from public telephones, Internet access, among others.
Address: Alfredo Barrero # 6 between Villuendas and Máximo Gómez.
Telephone: 42217503 - 42208229.
Schedule: 8:30 am-7:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am - 4:30 Friday.
Minipuntos Santa Clara
Distributed throughout the city, they offer the population the most basic telecommunications services, such as the sale and recharge of prepaid cards and the quick collection of telephone bills. You can obtain more information about their services, location and opening hours by dialing 118.
Address: Martha Abreus and Villuendas, Sta. Clara.
Telephone: 42206000.
Hours: 8:30 am-7:00 pm.
Minipunto José Martí
Address: K Street, interior building # 5 Apartment 1 E/4ta y 5ta. Reparto José Martí.
Telephone: 42217898.
Schedule: 10:00 am-1:30 pm and 2:00 pm-5:30 pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays off.
Minipunto Medical Science Santa Clara
Address: Universidad Ciencias Médicas.
Telephone: 42217822.
Hours: 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 1.00 pm-4.00 pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays off.
Minipunto Universidad Central Marta Abreu de las Villas
Address: Road to Camajuaní
Telephone: 42216868.
Schedule: 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 1.00 pm-4.00 pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays off.
For Internet access and NAUTA
You must buy a Wifi Card to connect to the Etecsa Wifi, cards that allow you to have Internet for half an hour or an hour, depending on which one you buy, starting from a username and password. It is used to navigate from the cell phone or from a computer. They can be purchased at ETECSA Commercial Offices and Travel Agencies.
From the International Airport "Abel Santamaría" in the city of Santa Clara, you have the option of accessing the Internet free of charge, through the wifi of these air facilities for 30 minutes. This service is restricted to passengers who have already checked in at the Immigration booths.
In all the hotels of the Northern Keys of Villa Clara you can enjoy an Unlimited Internet service through Wi-fi, when you check-in at each Resort.
You can also use the Roaming service, which is the service that allows your mobile line to remain operative when you travel to Cuba, as long as your operator has a contract with Etecsa. 3G coverage for this service is available only in Havana and its municipalities, Varadero, Villa Clara Keys, Ciego de Avila Keys and in the provincial capitals.
To call either a landline or a cell phone you can do so by dialing the desired number directly. Landline numbers will always carry the code of the province to which they belong.
Public spaces with Wi-Fi:
Santa Clara
- Leoncio Vidal Park
- Parque de los Framboyanes
- Parque La Pastora
- Parque y Áreas del Estadio Sandino
- Reparto Jose Marti
- Ernesto Guevara Revolution Park
- Los Martires Park
Municipalities
- Remedios Park
- Boulevard Camajuani
- Areas Policlinico Municipio Quemado
- Placetas Park
- Parque Caibarien
- Santo Domingo Park
- Encrucijada Park
- Manicaragua Park
- Corralillo Park
- Sagua Park