Practical Techie: Virtual tours in pandemic times
November 11, 2020
Now that the 2020 elections are over and the votes are more or less counted, tabulated and assigned, it’s back to the humdrum of pandemic routines and lingering at home to keep a prudent social distance. With practically more than half of the world off limits for travel, entertainment and sometimes even our workspaces, virtuality […]
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Google selects Abartys Health for its technology accelerator program
November 10, 2020
Following an intense evaluation process, healthcare technology company Abartys Health has been selected by Google as part of the winter 2020 edition of its accelerator program for growth-stage technology startups. This is the first time a company from Puerto Rico has been chosen to participate. Some 500 companies from throughout Latin America were considered for […]
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Liberty’s parent co. ‘raring to go’ on building upon its AT&T acquisition
November 9, 2020
A few days after closing its $1.95 billion all-cash acquisition of AT&T Puerto Rico’s local and U.S. Virgin Islands assets, Liberty Latin America is “raring to go” on building upon what the new assets will bring to local subsidiary Liberty Puerto Rico. In a conference call to discuss its third quarter results, Liberty Latin America CEO […]
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FCC: T-Mobile to pay $200M penalty to resolve Sprint Lifeline investigation
November 5, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau announced that T-Mobile will pay a $200 million penalty to the U.S. Treasury to resolve an investigation of its subsidiary Sprint’s compliance with the commission’s rules regarding waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program for low-income consumers. The payment is the largest fixed-amount settlement the FCC has ever […]
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Puerto Rico bankruptcy filings -31% year-over-year in October
November 5, 2020
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Puerto Rico saw a whopping 31% drop in activity in October, when 419 cases were filed, in comparison to the 762 cases filed for the same month last year. During the first 10 months of the year, filings dropped by 32.7% to 4,342 cases, when compared to the 6,452 petitions […]
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Liberty Latin America adds 1M new customers as part of AT&T acquisition
November 3, 2020
Liberty Latin America completed its acquisition of AT&T’s wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands over the weekend, in a deal worth $1.95 billion and that will add more than 1 million wireless subscribers and contracts to the new owner’s footprint. The deal also includes AT&T’s estimated 1,300 employees; network […]
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‘Practical Techie:’ Tech Garb, technological clothing for pandemic times
November 3, 2020
The 2020 pandemic separates us, but the Web keeps us together. In these weird times, dressmakers, tailors and fashion designers turn to high technology to offer clothing that will help us survive the medical dangers of travel or to deal with social distancing. OVERALLS — One of the most recent novelties is a suit designed for travel […]
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Liberty, Claro get $127M in FCC funding to blanket island with broadband
November 2, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission announced it has selected Liberty Puerto Rico and Claro Puerto Rico to receive a combined $127 million in funding through its Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund to deploy broadband connectivity throughout the island. The companies participated in the FCC’s competitive Stage 2 funding round, which will allocate the money over 10 […]
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Evertec reports $137M in 3Q20 revenue, up 15% Y-O-Y
November 2, 2020
Financial transactions processing firm Evertec reported total revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020 of $136.5 million, an increase of 15% compared with $118.8 million in the prior year. The company attributed the revenue increase in the quarter to sales volume growth and a “high average ticket” as businesses reopened in Puerto Rico following […]
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‘Practical Techie:’ The .io domain is a trend in the business world
October 27, 2020
Many haven’t noticed it, but more and more business websites are now attached to the .io domain. This top country domain is about the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is administered by the Internet Computer Bureau, a domain name registry company based in the United Kingdom, But, recent years have seen it become synonymous with start-up firms […]
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Liberty gets go-ahead to buy AT&T’s assets, but must divest some B2B operations
October 26, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice gave its consent to Liberty Latin America’s acquisition of AT&T’s wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands but required Liberty to sell off certain B2B operations that are part of their footprint in Puerto Rico. Liberty Latin America expects a preliminary court order in the […]
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Puerto Rico gov’t earmarks $400M to expand broadband to unserved areas
October 22, 2020
The Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, or AAFAF, released a Request for Proposals to select an administrator for what it is calling the Broadband Infrastructure Fund, to expand the service into Puerto Rico’s rural areas. The government will allocate $400 million during Fiscal 2021 to support expansion efforts in unserved and underserved areas and […]
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Gov’t gets $90M to pay for internet service for public school students, teachers
October 20, 2020
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced the allocation of $90 million in federal funds to subsidize the cost of internet connections for all public school students and teachers, which they will be able to request through Nov. 30, 2020. The aid, available through the CARES Act, will be up to $400 per participant and will […]
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‘Practical Techie:’ Workspace may be a new viable Office alternative
October 20, 2020
Formerly known as G Suite, Google’s new version of Workspace is a workable alternative to other mainstream document processors such as Microsoft Word and Apple Works. And probably cheaper, too. Workspace is less than $6 a month, unless, of course, one wants to upgrade to a more professional suite. I say workable because many corporations […]
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Pierluisi looks to insert Puerto Rico fully into U.S. economy
October 19, 2020
Pedro Pierluisi, the 61-year-old gubernatorial candidate for the New Progressive Party, believes that Puerto Rico should serve as a bridge for the U.S. mainland to gain “better access to the Americas,” according to his economic development proposals posted on his campaign website. Pierluisi strongly believes in: carrying out a realistic and transformative reengineering of how […]
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