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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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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