DISH looking to grab 50% of Puerto Rico paid TV market
August 21, 2013
When DISH Network Corp. CEO Joseph P. Clayton came to Puerto Rico several months ago to assess his company’s local performance, he didn’t like what he saw.
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DISH-Claro bundle now available in Puerto Rico
August 20, 2013
DISH Puerto Rico and Claro today introduced a bundled offer to island consumers that includes pay-TV, broadband and voice services, in a bid to continue expanding their local footprints.
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FCC orders Claro to ramp up service to hearing-impaired
August 19, 2013
Puerto Rico Telephone, which does business as Claro, has been required by the Federal Communications Commission to step up how it provides services to hearing-impaired customers on the island.
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Puerto Rico Telephone seeking sanctions against OneLink
August 15, 2013
Puerto Rico Telephone has asked a federal judge to impose a penalty against OneLink Communications in the latest chapter of a legal battle unleashed about two years ago when the San Juan operator tried to block the telephone carrier from breaking into the island’s cable market.
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AT&T invests $40M in Puerto Rico in 1st half of ’13
August 9, 2013
During the first half of 2013, AT&T has invested more than $40 million in its wireless and wired networks in Puerto Rico, to complete the deployment of new macro cell sites and capacity enhancements across the island as part of its Project Velocity IP initiative — a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks.
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Fortuño named to Media Group of America board
August 6, 2013
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño has been named to Media Group of America, LLC’s board of directors, for a two-year term, the company announced Tuesday.
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Puerto Rico’s economic woes ‘hollowed out’ middle class
August 5, 2013
The economic transition that Puerto Rico has been going through for the past seven years has been “extremely painful” for many, as “employment trends have polarized the workforce and hollowed out the middle class,” according to the most recent edition of “Compass,” a publication by Heidie Calero Consulting Group.
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New taxes could reduce Puerto Rico’s real growth by 3.3%, slash 30K jobs in 2 yrs.
July 30, 2013
Preliminary analysis conducted by economic analysis firm Heidie Calero Consulting Group suggests the impact of new taxes implemented in Puerto Rico this month could lead to a reduction of 3.3 percent real growth during the next two fiscal years with a loss of up to 30,000 jobs.
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OneLink to present sweeping service, lineup changes
July 29, 2013
OneLink Communications is about three weeks away from introducing a significantly different television lineup, faster Internet speeds, and adjusted rates for its services offered in the San Juan metropolitan area, as outlined in an extensive notice mailed to its customer over the past few days.
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78% of world leaders have Twitter account, study shows
July 26, 2013
Global public relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller recently released “Twiplomacy,” an annual global study of world leaders on Twitter, which showed that more than three-quarters (77.7 percent) of world leaders have an account on that social media platform and two-thirds (68 percent) have made mutual connections with their peers.
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Claro, DISH join to offer bundled services in Puerto Rico
July 24, 2013
Claro and DISH Puerto Rico, the island’s largest telecommunications and pay-TV providers respectively, announced Tuesday that they have entered into a partnership to offer customers bundled services including DISH’s pay-TV and Claro’s Internet, wireless and telephone services, on a single bill.
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Fusionworks opens app division, creates gov’t solution
July 22, 2013
Aware that Puerto Rico’s economic growth is tied to business competitiveness and that technology is essential in this process, local consulting firm Fusionwork recently launched a new line of business focused on the development of applications.
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Puerto Rico wireless customers get emergency alerts
July 19, 2013
If you were one of the hundreds of wireless customers who in the middle of Thursday’s downpour received an emergency notice through your smartphone, you should know that it’s a sign that your carrier has implemented the Commercial Mobile Alert System to keep citizens informed.
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T-Mobile pumps $130M into network for 4G LTE, better coverage
July 12, 2013
Wireless carrier T-Mobile Puerto Rico announced Thursday the completion of a $130 million investment that called for modernizing its network for greater capacity and coverage, acquiring additional spectrum, and the deployment of 4G LTE technology.
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Antrocket.com finances 6 projects in 4 months
July 11, 2013
After raising more than $45,000 through a network of more than 1,060 registered users and successfully financing six projects during its first four months of operations, Puerto Rican crowdfunding site Antrocket.com is ready to aggressively expand its reach to Lain America, the company announced Wednesday.
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