Claro Puerto Rico on Wednesday became the first carrier on the island to launch subsidized broadband Internet services for low-income customers, in line with a pilot program the Federal Communications Commission announced late last year.
A bill seeking to increase the number of associate Telecommunications Regulatory Board members and change the lengths of their tenures from the current three, five and seven-year terms to four years has passed in the House and Senate, paving the way for major changes at the agency.
The Port of San Juan has recorded a 26 percent increase in total cargo movement during the first seven months of Fiscal 2013 in comparison to the same period in 2012, Puerto Rico Port Authority Executive Director Víctor A. Suárez said Wednesday.
JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday that its new daily nonstop service from Chicago's O'Hare to San Juan, set to begin Nov. 20, is now out for sale.
Wireless telecommunications provider T-Mobile announced Wednesday it has opened a pre-order period for customers interested in buying the new iPhone 5.
California-based Borrego Solar Systems Inc. plans to enter Puerto Rico’s renewable energy market through a pair of solar-powered projects to produce more than 23 megawatts of power, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and the Center of Information Assurance for Research and Education will be hosting the first “CyberSecurity 2013 Cloud and Social Networking Conference” April 19 to discuss what is considered one of the hottest IT issues worldwide.
Telecom carrier Claro officially cut the ribbon on its newest customer service center in Guayama, to provide attention to customers in Puerto Rico’s central and southern regions.
Universal Protection Service, a division of Universal Services of America and one of the largest providers of security services in the United States, announced it has picked up the assets of Allegiance Security Group from Trivest Partners, LP.
Ford Puerto Rico announced Monday the 12th edition of its “Conservation and Environment Grants Program” to help individuals and nonprofit organizations on the island in projects that promote environmental welfare.
The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association will host its 11th annual convention April 3-5, with a full agenda of panel discussions at the Convention Center.
Regional air carrier American Eagle ended its 27-year run out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan over the weekend, flying away from the Caribbean and Puerto Rico for the last time.
FirstBank Puerto Rico has entered into three separate agreements to sell a total of $532 million bad commercial loans with a book value of $315 million, for $201 million, or 38 percent of the unpaid principal balance.
Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate showed a slight drop in February, settling at 14.5 percent, or 0.1 percentage points below the 14.6 percent the Labor Department reported for January.
Puerto Rico farmers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects looking to develop energy efficiency and renewable energy projects have the chance to obtain funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program, agency Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced.
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