Liberty Business, Adtran to offer enhanced connectivity
June 8, 2016
Liberty Business, Liberty Puerto Rico’s business division, announced Tuesday it has selected ADTRAN Inc. as a networking and communications equipment provider to further enhance its service and connectivity capacity for Puerto Rico’s business sector.
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Claro, Piloto 151 join to back start-up tech community
May 27, 2016
Telecommunications provider Claro and Piloto 151 announced Thursday a partnership to provide Puerto Rico’s technological start-up community the infrastructure, mentoring and training needed for their growth, representatives for both companies confirmed.
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P.R. loses another major convention over Zika fears
May 18, 2016
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) confirmed Tuesday the cancellation of its upcoming convention slated to take place in San Juan, due to concerns related to the Zika virus, Akram Atallah, first president of ICANN's global domains division, said.
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Tech Summit returns looking to ‘break paradigms’ in ’16
May 13, 2016
The Tech Summit 2016, the most important technological event in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, returns for its fourth edition under the theme “The Strategy is Delivery.”
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Parallel18 opens call for 2nd group of startups
May 10, 2016
Parallel18 announced Monday its call for applications for the second group of startups, each of which can receive $40,000 as a no-equity grant.
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Liberty Business launches its new corporate identity
May 10, 2016
Liberty Business, Liberty Puerto Rico’s business division, on Monday launched its own corporate identity along with its dedicated website, logo and media campaign with the slogan “A tu medida.”
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P.R.-based e-transactions firm Paytech becomes Accepta
May 4, 2016
PayTech Corp., a Puerto Rican operation with a track record of more than 12 years in the electronic payment processing and financial technology industries, announced Tuesday the sale of its assets to Accepta LLC., through $2 million capital investment deal.
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SME study: 2M+ people in P.R. are online daily
April 29, 2016
More than 2 million people in Puerto Rico interact daily on a social network through their phone, computer or tablet — a trend that continues to rise, affecting the way they communicate, their consumption patterns, information search and content preferences.
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Justice to testify on cybercrimes before Senate today
April 27, 2016
The Puerto Rico Justice Department’s CyberCrime Division will testify before the Senate on Internet sales and the protections consumers require to fight off fraudulent business practices.
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Telecom Board fines Claro $155K for alleged ‘cramming’
April 18, 2016
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board has issued a fine against carrier Claro de Puerto Rico of more than $155,000 for apparent “cramming” practices in its wireless and bundled Internet services.
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Liberty rebrands Choice’s operations to blanket island
April 5, 2016
Nine months after Liberty Puerto Rico picked up the assets of Choice Cable TV, the telecommunications company announced that effective today, both companies will operate as Liberty islandwide.
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FCC expands subsidy program to cover broadband
April 1, 2016
In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday decided to expand its Lifeline Universal Service Program, which currently subsidizes voice telephone service for low-income households, to allow those households to use the program to lower the cost of broadband service.
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5 P.R. startups participating in South by Southwest
March 14, 2016
A delegation of five Puerto Rican startups are participating technological innovation event South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas this week, supported by Puerto Rico Trade and Export and the Small Business Administration.
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AT&T settles disability discrimination suit, to pay $250K
March 3, 2016
Wireless carrier AT&T will pay $250,000, reinstate an employee, and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Study: P.R. at high risk for shipping, billing fraud
March 3, 2016
Puerto Rico is among seven U.S. jurisdictions with a higher-than-average rank for shipping and billing fraud attacks, according to a recently released study by global information services company Experian.
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