The rollercoaster ride that began three years ago when Puerto Rico Telephone requested an islandwide cable television license from the Telecommunications Regulatory Board has seemingly come to a stop, with a decision by the agency to grant the petition.
Former Federal Communications Commissioner and Internet Innovation Alliance Strategic Counsel Henry Rivera will highlight the importance of expanding broadband and closing the digital divide for Latinos in a speech Thursday to the National Caucus of Hispanic State Legislator Summit.
With the quiet flip of a switch, AT&T de Puerto Rico this week became the first commercial wireless carrier on the island, and in the Latin American region, to launch a next-generation Long-Term Evolution network that is already offering blazing fast speeds.