La Fortaleza names new Telecom Board president, member
May 30, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla has named Javier Rúa-Jovet, who served as deputy secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Aníbal Acevedo Vilá administration, as the new president of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, this media outlet has learned.
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Gov’t CIO, programmers discuss solutions, apps
May 29, 2013
Less than two weeks away from the first “Puerto Rico Tech Summit,” the Government Information Office met Tuesday with programmers participating in the Hackers Boot Camp to discuss the possible areas, or challenges, for which they will be developing solutions and applications.
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AT&T expands 4G LTE coverage in Puerto Rico
May 23, 2013
As part of its continuing network investment and ongoing 4G LTE rollout, AT&T has activated two new 4G LTE cell sites and upgraded seven existing sites with LTE to expand AT&T 4G LTE coverage for Puerto Rico residents and businesses.
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Telecom execs: Nixing B2B exemption could spike prices by 19.5%
May 22, 2013
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s telecommunications sector presented a united front Tuesday against the proposed elimination of the business-to-business tax exemption, saying “far from helping the island solve its fiscal problems, it will trigger a double-digit increase in the price of products, services, operating expenses and the cost of living in general.”
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Puerto Rico seeks $1.4M for public safety broadband network map
May 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico government has submitted a proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s First Responder Network Authority seeking $1.4 million to develop a public safety broadband network for the island, La Fortaleza’s Chief Information Officer Giancarlo González confirmed Monday.
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Gov’t hosting 1st Puerto Rico Tech Summit, ‘Hackers Boot Camp’
May 20, 2013
The government announced Monday it will host the first Puerto Rico Tech Summit, a one-day event that brings together leading technological gurus, cabinet members, NGOs and academia for a discussion on the transformation of traditional government services through scalable product development.
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Study: Puerto Rico Internet users growing, more ‘mobile’
May 17, 2013
Internet engagement continues growing in "leaps and bounds" in Puerto Rico, reaching 57 percent of use among island residents 12 and older, representing a little more than 1.8 million users, according to the results of the 2013 “SME Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study,” commissioned and revealed by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association Thursday.
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Moody’s: Puerto Rico’s pension reform, IVU changes ‘credit positive’
May 16, 2013
Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service issued a report Wednesday saying that Commonwealth employee retirement system (ERS, for short) reform and the projected changes to the sales and use tax system are both positives for the island’s credit, despite the ongoing fiscal indebtedness.
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Villamil: Eliminating ‘B2B’ tax exemption ‘bad idea’
May 10, 2013
The Puerto Rican government’s proposal to eliminate the business-to-business sales tax exemption is not a good idea and does not guarantee the $800 million in new revenue Gov. García-Padilla’s administration has predicted, because oversight and collections related to these transactions is a difficult task to achieve, Economist José J. Villamil said Thursday.
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Claro Puerto Rico testing solar power at Vieques site
May 8, 2013
Claro de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has begun testing the benefits of using solar technology at its cellular towers, with the installation of the first such equipment at its cell site in Vieques. If successful, the pilot program could be expanded to the main island, company officials confirmed.
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Open Mobile completes 3rd phase of network expansion
May 8, 2013
Wireless provider Open Mobile has completed the third phase of its 4G LTE network expansion project, at a cost of $100 million, to offer faster mobile broadband speeds and additional services, company officials announced Tuesday.
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Puerto Rican trade groups balk at proposed IVU exemptions
May 3, 2013
Criticism to the bill proposing amendments to Puerto Rico’s sales and use tax code poured in Thursday from many of the island’s most prominent professional organizations, which essentially agreed that eliminating certain exemptions would have a “devastating” effect on businesses and consumers.
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Claro Puerto Rico’s copper theft losses reach $4M in ’12
May 3, 2013
Telecommunications carrier Claro de Puerto Rico has reported 280 incidents of copper theft at its facilities this year — mostly along the island’s southwestern region — that not only cause service interruptions, but represent a safety risk as well. Last year, the company saw $4 million in losses related to the proliferation of the problem, company executives said.
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Blue Jay Wireless OK’d as eligible telecom carrier in Puerto Rico
May 3, 2013
The Puerto Rico Telecommunication Regulatory Board has granted authority to Dallas-based Blue Jay Wireless, LLC as an “eligible telecommunication carrier,” to offer wireless service to qualified low-income residents under the Lifeline Program, company officials announced Thursday.
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CPAs concerned over possible end of B2B tax exemption
May 2, 2013
The head of the Puerto Rico Society of CPAs expressed concern Wednesday over the changes the current administration is proposing to the sales and use tax structure, specifically, the elimination of the business-to-business exemption.
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