Nielsen: AT&T smartphone users more satisfied with handsets vs. other carriers
October 1, 2011
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.
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P.R. DOJ joins fight against AT&T/T-Mobile merger
September 30, 2011
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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Senate chief disconnects TRB nominee’s ‘fast-track’ confirmation
September 30, 2011
To the apparent relief of a coalition of the island’s major telecommunications companies, Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz intervened Thursday with the apparently “fast-tracked” confirmation process of Gloria Escudero Morales’ nomination as associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board.
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Telecom industry balks at possible Escudero confirmation to TRB
September 29, 2011
Concerned about a possible “loss of balance” at the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, a coalition of telecom companies expressed their collective concern Thursday over the appointment of Gloria Escudero Morales as associate member.
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PRBI, P.R. Health Information Network connect to fuel e-record adoption
September 29, 2011
Critical Hub Networks announced Wednesday it has interconnected with the Puerto Rico Health Information Network in a venture that seeks to update and support the federally mandated health record digitalization plan while maximizing federal taxpayer dollars, company officials said.
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TRB still holding off on granting Claro’s IPTV license
September 22, 2011
Six weeks after holding possibly the most explosive public hearing in its history, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board has yet to officially grant Claro the franchise license it needs to launch Internet-based television services.
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P.R. Justice Department likely to oppose AT&T/T-Mobile deal
September 21, 2011
The Puerto Rico Justice Department will express its position on the proposed acquisition by AT&T of T-Mobile’s assets in coming days, likely opposing the deal due to concerns about its potential effects on the local competitive landscape, News is my Business learned.
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7 states join fight against ATT/T-Mobile merger, P.R. stance unclear
September 19, 2011
The movement against the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA gained greater momentum late last week, when seven state attorney generals, including New York’s, joined the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the deal.
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CTIA: US wireless industry to invest billions through 2015
September 12, 2011
As the stateside wireless industry’s landscape faces the possibility of reshaping to accommodate the proposed merger of two important service providers, the CTIA Wireless Association recently released an overview of the sector’s virtually unstoppable plans to invest and grow.
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Claro IPTV license granted ‘in principle,’ TRB president says
August 31, 2011
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Board have come to an agreement to grant the franchise license to Claro, putting an end to a three-year process that has kept the carrier from competing with the island’s cable companies.
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AT&T rebuffs DOJ filing to block merger
August 31, 2011
No sooner had the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in a Washington D.C. court to block the proposed $39 billion takeover by AT&T of T-Mobile’s operations, when AT&T shot off a letter expressing its “disappointment” in the government’s action.
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20K OneLink customers still in the dark
August 26, 2011
As of Friday morning, some 20,000 OneLink Communications customers still had no service in the wake of storm Irene, company officials said.
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Bankrupt Caribe Media to transfer corporate control to lenders
August 24, 2011
Three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Caribe Media Inc., the majority owner of Axesa Servicios de Información, which publishes the “official” yellow and white pages directories in Puerto Rico, has given control of the company to its lenders, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Former PRT exec Escudero named new TRB member
August 17, 2011
Gloria Escudero-Morales, sister of Port Authority Executive Director Alberto Escudero, has been named associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, succeeding outgoing member Vicente Aguirre-Iturino, News is my Business has learned.
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AT&T mulls divesting $8B in properties, T-Mobile P.R. could fetch $300M-$500M if sold
August 16, 2011
It has been nearly a month since the Federal Communications Commission stopped the clock on its 180-day timeline to approve the proposed $39 billion AT&T acquisition of rival T-Mobile.
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