PRMA, trade groups to pick up Section 933A lobbying efforts
February 27, 2012
A delegation composed by members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other trade groups belonging to the Private Sector Coalition is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with 18 Congressional leaders to continue lobbying for the adoption of Section 933A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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T-Mobile USA investing $4B to deploy 4G LTE in U.S., P.R.
February 24, 2012
T-Mobile USA unveiled plans Thursday to spend $4 billion — the same amount it collected from the failed merger with AT&T last year — to modernize its network through the deployment of 4G Long-Term Evolution technology nationwide and in Puerto Rico in 2013.
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Somoza joins attorney generals from 35 states blasting new Google policy
February 22, 2012
Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Guillermo Somoza-Colombani is one of 36 state representatives who signed a five-page letter to Google Inc. President Larry Page voicing “strong concerns” with the new privacy policy the online giant announced will go into effect March 1 for all of its consumer products.
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Tech company LGS Global establishes training academy
February 22, 2012
Indian information technology development and consulting firm LGS Global formally announced Tuesday the establishment of the LGS Solutions Academy in Puerto Rico to train and certify 100 local public and private sector professionals on the key Oracle and SAP software, who upon graduating may be recruited by the multinational firm.
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Social imbalance stumping P.R.’s growth, future
February 20, 2012
A society that allocates more resources to the upper echelons at the expense of a middle class perpetuates a centuries-old problem that only leads to a reduction in the demand for goods and services, resulting in a crippled economy.
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TRB still working on prepaid phone registry, calls CTIA lawsuit ‘premature’
February 17, 2012
The Telecommunications Regulatory Board is still in the early stages of developing the regulations necessary to enforce Law 280 that mandates creating a mechanism to register and track customers buying prepaid handsets in Puerto Rico, agency President Sandra Torres said Thursday.
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AT&T’s speed throttling unleashes calls to TRB, Facebook group
February 17, 2012
The apparent customer discontent related to AT&T’s decision to throttle speeds for heavy data users signed up to unlimited plan unleashed a stream of phone calls and emails to the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, which fielded about 120 of them between Wednesday and Thursday, News is my Business learned.
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Wireless trade group CTIA sues P.R. gov’t over prepaid phone registry law
February 16, 2012
The CTIA-The Wireless Association, which represents the largest wireless carriers in the nation, filed a civil complaint against the government of Puerto Rico asking the U.S. District Court in San Juan to invalidate Law 280 establishing a mandatory registry of prepaid mobile phones in Puerto Rico.
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Avaya recognizes business partners, outlines growth strategies
February 13, 2012
Business communications and collaboration systems and services provider, Avaya, recently held its Caribbean Partner Connection Day 2012 in Puerto Rico, where it recognized the work of its partners on the island and throughout the Caribbean.
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Court stays out of OneLink/Claro controversy, TRB issues IPTV franchise contract
February 10, 2012
The arrival of television-via-broadband could happen this quarter, as Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) had mapped out, after the U.S. District Court dismissed complaint filed by OneLink Communications opposing the manner in which the license to launch the service was granted.
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DirecTV investing $53M in network, tripling HD channels, services
February 9, 2012
Satellite television provider DirecTV is looking to strengthen its leadership position in Puerto Rico through a $50 million investment in new projects during 2012.
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Baseball great Delgado teams up with experts to launch financial advisory firm
February 9, 2012
When Aguadilla native and two-time major-league all-star baseball player Carlos Delgado started his athletic career, he had the good fortune of having his parents guide him down the right financial path. However, in his line of business, Delgado, now retired, saw more than his share of his peers reach the pinnacle of wealth and blow it all away on fancy cars and big houses.
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Open Mobile appoints new COO
February 7, 2012
Wireless carrier Open Mobile announced Monday the appointment of Federico Grosso as chief operating officer of the company as it embarks on adopting and deploying its next-generation 4G LTE network.
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Rock Solid Technologies lands Pridco incentives to hire, expand R&D
February 1, 2012
Local software consulting and development firm Rock Solid Technologies is getting the boost it needs to speed up its expansion plans and create solutions to be exported and sold worldwide, company President Angel Pérez told News is my Business.
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Cable providers, TRB face off in court this week over Claro franchise license
January 23, 2012
OneLink Communications and Choice Cable TV will face off against the Telecommunications Regulatory Board in federal court this week over the agency’s decision to grant Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) a cable television franchise license to offer Internet Protocol television services, which the cable providers claim is illegal.
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