Truenorth expanding operations; Seeks to hire 320 people
February 4, 2013
Puerto Rican business transformation and information technology firm Truenorth Corporation is currently seeking candidates to fill more than 320 professional jobs this year, a hiring spree that’s fueled by sales growth in both the public and private sectors, company CEO Gabriel Fernández said.
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Liberty readies OneLink for new services, pricing
February 1, 2013
The next couple of weeks will be decisive ones for Liberty Puerto Rico, as it sets off a number of strategies it has laid down to improve services and pricing offers to its recently acquired OneLink Communications customer portfolio.
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Popular’s ‘Progreso Económico’: Tourism, bright spot in economy
February 1, 2013
Puerto Rico residents are driving the island’s tourism sector, checking into island hotels and paradores (small inns) at a faster rate than outside visitors and keeping the sector afloat despite the somber economic scenario, Banco Popular’s most recent edition of the “Progreso Económico” report concluded.
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BlackBerry betting on redesign to get back in game
January 31, 2013
Research in Motion, now officially known as BlackBerry, launched Wednesday two versions of its celebrated smartphones and a new operating system that, in the company’s words, has been “re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented” to create “a new and unique mobile computing experience.”
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Microsoft releases Office 365 software suite
January 30, 2013
Microsoft Corp. unveiled Tuesday its new Office 365 software suite, a reinvention of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers. Office 365 is a subscription-based service that resides in the cloud accessible from anywhere and that works across up to five devices, including Windows tablets, PCs and Macs.
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Sprint expands 4G LTE to 4 more towns, enhances 3G
January 28, 2013
Sprint announced today it has improved 3G service in Puerto Rico and also expanded 4G LTE service to more customers – launching its faster data network in Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez.
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PRMA ‘pleased’ with bills to spur jobs, investment
January 16, 2013
Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association President Waleska Rivera on Tuesday thanked Popular Democratic Party Sen. Ángel Rosa for submitting a trio of bills geared toward creating jobs and spurring investment, “keeping his campaign promises.”
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Provider: Broadband ‘faster, cheaper’ than 4 years ago
January 15, 2013
The cost of broadband service in Puerto Rico has dropped by more than 75 percent since 2009, when carriers charged between $40 and $65 per Megabit per second, to less than $10 per Mbps in 2012, said Carlo Marazzi, President of Critical Hub Networks, which released Monday the "Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative’s Project Summary & Achievements" report detailing the impact that its ARRA-funded broadband project has made in improving broadband services on the island.
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PayTech launches PayPocket mobile payments ‘app’
January 14, 2013
PayTech Corp, a Puerto Rico based company offering electronic payment solutions including credit and debit card processing, is looking to expand its presence in the rapidly growing mobile payment market with PayPocket, a new application for iPhones and iPads.
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CES ’13 kicks off showcasing latest tech innovation
January 8, 2013
The Consumer Electronics Association officially kicks off its 2013 International CES show today, featuring a record-breaking 1.87 million net square feet of exhibit space in Las Vegas, where the latest in technological innovation will be on display.
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FCC ends America-CV/Liberty Cablevision squabble
January 7, 2013
America-CV Station Group Inc. recently chalked up a legal victory for itself in a squabble against Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico — which it took up with the Federal Communications Commission — over the airing of the MundoFox Network.
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Puerto Rico Manufacturing Index fell to 46.2 in Nov. ’12
January 3, 2013
Puerto Rico’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the island’s manufacturing sector decreased to 46.2 in November 2012, falling below the threshold value of 50 that suggests a contraction in the manufacturing sector with respect to the previous month.
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Ahead: Economists don’t expect significant growth in ’13
January 1, 2013
Contrary to expectations of an economic improvement in 2013, some of Puerto Rico’s most prominent economists agree there is little to no growth on the horizon.
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FCC includes 3 Puerto Rico co’s in broadband pilot program
December 21, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has included three Puerto Rico telecommunications service providers in a nationwide pilot program that seeks to increase broadband adoption and retention among low-income consumers.
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TRB President: Agency finances in ‘precarious state’
December 20, 2012
Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres on Wednesday blasted the Legislature for ransacking the agency’s finances earlier this year, when it withdrew $10 million from a self-generated fund to balance the budget. The decision, she said, left the agency’s finances in a “precarious state.”
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