Telecom Board, FCC join to advance broadband services
March 1, 2016
The heads of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the Federal Communications Commission met last week to coordinate a joint agenda to promote faster and better access to broadband communications services on the island, through a $4 million annual allocation.
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EVERTEC gets go-ahead to close on Processa deal
February 23, 2016
Six months after announcing the deal, EVERTEC announced it received U.S. federal bank regulatory approval for the acquisition of 65 percent of the share capital of Processa S.A.S., a Colombian payment processing company that is based in Bogota.
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Telecom Board shoots down PrepaNet in Liberty case
February 22, 2016
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board on Friday shot down the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s claims that the regulator lacks jurisdiction in a fight over rates and access to public utilities launched last year by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico.
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P.R’s Spotery to compete in pitch competition at SXSW
February 22, 2016
Puerto Rico based startup Spotery has been selected as one of 10 startups to participate in the SXAmericas’ first pitch competition dedicated to startups from South America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal on Mar. 14, in Texas.
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T-Mobile grows 10% in ’15, as PR mobile sector shrinks
February 19, 2016
T-Mobile Puerto Rico executives said Thursday the wireless carrier experienced a 10 percent growth on the island in 2015, while the industry as a whole shrank by 2 percent.
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20 years later, Telecom Reform Act delivers on promise
February 16, 2016
The telecommunications industry is marking the 20th anniversary of the Telecom Reform Act of 1996, which in Puerto Rico sparked unprecedented levels of competition in a sector formerly dominated by a single carrier and astronomical calling rates.
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Telecom Board data shows drop in phone lines in P.R.
January 25, 2016
The most recent data released by the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board shows a slight drop in active telephone lines — counting wireless and fixed services — in comparison to last year.
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T-Mobile exec: Wearables, industry fusions ahead for ’16
November 16, 2015
The better part of the past two years have been very busy for wireless carrier T-Mobile, which has taken it upon itself to “disrupt” the industry with its so-called “UnCarrier” moves.
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REGULATEL backs MOUs reached by PR with regulators
November 11, 2015
The Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators (known as REGULATEL for its initials in Spanish) confirmed unopposed a pair of agreements of understanding reached with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the Federal Communications Commission under the tenure of its chairman, Javier Rúa-Jovet.
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Liberty starts Choice Internet, phone platform switch
November 10, 2015
As part of its efforts to align its products and services, Liberty Puerto Rico has begun the migration of telephone and Internet customers belonging to the Choice platform to it’s own network.
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Universia study: Internet use influences day-to-day life
November 3, 2015
The Internet plays an important role and affects the daily lives of individuals, according to a study by nonprofits Universia and trabajando.com that polled more than 6,000 people across 10 Ibero-American countries.
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Science Trust to host 3D printing in health conference
October 30, 2015
The advances of the latest 3D technology, three-dimensional impressions and their impact on dental and medical services, will be presented at the 1st Annual Caribbean 3D Printing Conference, an event hosted by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, Nov. 11-13.
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New Telecom Board nominee gets industry support
October 16, 2015
The Senate’s Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications Committee on Thursday evaluated the appointment of Gladys A. Maldonado-Rodríguez as associate member of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board.
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Rock Solid among Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies
August 21, 2015
Puerto Rican software development company, Rock Solid Technologies Inc., has for the first time ranked in the annual Inc. 5000 listing, taking spot 4,805 among the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
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Puerto Rico to host ICANN conference in fall of 2016
June 29, 2015
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known as ICANN, will host its third public meeting of 2016 in Puerto Rico, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, the organization announced late last week.
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