América Móvil hit with record $1B fine in Mexico
April 19, 2011
Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission has slapped América Móvil with a $1 billion fine for monopolistic practices following a probe launched in that country in 2006. The watchdog agency determined the company, which commands 71 percent of Mexico’s mobile market through its Telcel subsidiary, is abusing its dominant position.
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FCC chief economist airs concerns over AT&T/T-Mobile merger
April 14, 2011
The proposed transaction has yet to be submitted to the Federal Communications Commission for consideration, and the agency’s chief economist, Jonathan Baker, is already raising concerns about the deal’s potential increase on wireless prices.
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AT&T to charge more for early device upgrades, no-contract purchases
April 5, 2011
AT&T’s new upgrade fees will apply to a number of smartphone devicesin its portfolio. AT&T customers looking to trade in their mobile phones before their 24-month contract is up, but are not eligible for an upgrade, will have to pay more for the change — on top of the cost of the device — as […]
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OneLink begins all-digital system conversion
April 2, 2011
San Juan metropolitan area cable television provider OneLink has begun the conversion of its basic cable signal to digital format, a process that adds quality to the service and will affect thousands of customers who currently do not use a set-top box to watch television.
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Significant transactions that changed Puerto Rico’s wireless landscape in the last decade
March 21, 2011
October 2004 — The former Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, completed a $41 billion merger with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp. But the changes did not stop there. In December 2006, Cingular became wholly owned by the new AT&T as a result of the latter’s acquisition […]
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile for $39B, deal includes P.R. market
March 20, 2011
Wireless telecom giant AT&T disclosed plans Sunday to acquire competitor T-Mobile USA for a cash and stock transaction worth $39 billion from its parent, Deutsche Telekom. In Puerto Rico, the deal would represent the marriage of the number one and number three wirele ss carriers, the reduction of the number of players to four, and […]
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P.R.’s Internet population grows 8% in past year to 1.2M; up 15% in Latin America
March 19, 2011
The number of people age 15 and older accessing the Internet in Puerto Rico grew about 8 percent year-over-year to about 1.2 million, according to the results of a study conducted by comScore Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world. Despite the modest growth result for the island, the positive performance evidences a growing […]
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AT&T Puerto Rico to sell iPad 2 parallel with U.S. launch
March 10, 2011
iPad2 comes with the option of purchasing iPad 2 Smart covers in a range of colors AT&T customers on the island will be able to pre-order the iPad 2 during tomorrow’s official product launch, local company officials confirmed Thursday. The next-generation version of the trailblazing tablet will go on sale across the U.S. mainland Friday, […]
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TRB to start regulating satellite television services
February 24, 2011
TRB President Sandra Torres, flanked by lawmakers Paula Rodríguez Homs, Lornna Soto and José Chico during a Thursday news conference. Almost 15 years after the Telecommunications Regulatory Board began regulating the local market, it has gotten the legal go-ahead to include direct broadcast service providers, or satellite television companies, within its jurisdiction. Through the approval […]
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Microsoft Puerto Rico inaugurates new $2.5M office
February 23, 2011
Alvaro Celis, general director for Microsoft’s multi-country Americas division and Cleber Voelzke, general manager of the Puerto Rico operation. (Credit: © Mauricio Pascual) Microsoft Puerto Rico is looking to change the way people work in Puerto Rico by practicing what it preaches. On Wednesday, the company inaugurated its new $2.5 million, 13,000 square-foot headquarters at […]
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T-Mobile monitors 4G trends, launches new cutting-edge device
February 22, 2011
Jorge Martel As Puerto Rico’s dynamic wireless mobile market continues to evolve, so do customer trends and needs. For T-Mobile, notable tendencies that have emerged in recent months are a growth of the so-called “affordable smartphone” customer segment and a demand for more and better mobile content. During his first meeting with members of the […]
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High-speed Internet project officially unveiled, 1st access point to be ‘on’ by summer
February 22, 2011
Carlo Marazzi Promising to offer affordable high-speed Internet to all of Puerto Rico, the $32.5 million Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative was officially inaugurated Tuesday, with the goal of eventually expanding a broadband footprint to the entire island. The inauguration of the first phase of the network comes nearly a year after PRBI project manager Critical […]
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Claro launches 4G service, invests $240M
February 16, 2011
Enrique Ortiz de Montellano For the second time in as many days a local wireless provider has jumped into the 4G arena. On Wednesday Claro de Puerto Rico announced the start of its next-generation wireless service, with an investment of $240 million. The HSPA+ network covers 80 percent of Claro’s footprint, including Vieques, said Claro […]
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AT&T announces network upgrades for P.R. operation
February 15, 2011
(Photo Credit: Carlos Anguita) AT&T de Puerto Rico on Tuesday announced plans to beef up its local wireless network, adding cell sites and technology to enable fourth-generation transmission speeds. However, in an unusual twist to its announcement, the company withheld associated investment figures. Nevertheless, the island’s largest wireless carrier said its plans call for installing […]
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Public sector has everything to win from modernizing, embracing technology
February 14, 2011
The issue of transparency regarding public sector procedures has become especially relevant during these tough economic times. To achieve it, governments have turned to technology to expose their agendas -- often going online to offer reports and information to show constituents how taxpayer money is being spent.
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