Gloria Escudero’s nomination as the newest associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board was confirmed Monday night by the Senate, despite the stiff opposition telecom service providers expressed toward her designation earlier in the day, News is my Business learned.
Smartphones make up 40 percent of all mobile phone in use in U.S. markets, according to a recent study by Nielsen that also shows that 39 percent of those smartphones run on the Android operating system, followed by the Apple iPhone operating system.
Saying that the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile would “hinder wireless market competition,” the Puerto Rico Justice Department joined its federal counterpart lawsuit to block the transaction, an action News is my Business anticipated earlier this month.
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