That cable was sold to Cuba by Venezuela. Cuba paid market price for the whole contract. Venezuela triangulated the sale using I believe a French contractor, in

That cable was sold to Cuba by Venezuela. Cuba paid market price for the whole contract. Venezuela triangulated the sale using I believe a French contractor, in order to avoid the economic blockade imposed by the US. Even with Venezuela and France in the middle of the transaction it is still debatable whether someone violated the blockade... Getting and undersea cable through to you when there is a law in the US that prevents virtually any commercial transaction with your country turns out to be extremely difficult. I believe the cable is not yet operational because of last-moment technical issues. It was also the first undersea cable to reach Jamaica, though they got another connection from Puerto Rico not a short time ago.