Puerto Rico Telecom Board has new president, member
June 28, 2013
The Puerto Rico Senate confirmed Thursday the appointments of attorneys Javier Rúa-Jovet and María Milagros Reyes as president and associate member, respectively, of the Puerto Rico Telecommuncations Regulatory Board.
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Claro Puerto Rico rolls out IPTV in 37 towns
June 20, 2013
Five years after announcing its intention to launch Internet Protocol-based, paid-television services, Claro de Puerto Rico officially announced Wednesday the availability of its IPTV offer in 37 towns.
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USDA to grant $21M for rural broadband deployment
June 12, 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that applications are being accepted for grants to finance broadband deployment in remote, rural areas, including Puerto Rico. The announcement is one part of the agency’s efforts to strengthen the rural economy, he said.
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T-Mobile unveils subsidized mobile broadband services
June 10, 2013
Wireless carrier T-Mobile, one of three local companies chosen by the Federal Communications Commission to increase broadband adoption and retention among low-income consumers, has announced the start of its subsidized mobile Internet access pilot program, through which it expects to benefit some 3,000 Puerto Rico residents.
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Gov’t to unveil practical, hacker-developed ‘apps’
June 7, 2013
Solutions to address challenges such as providing secure access to government databases, managing the mass transit system routes and developing an app to facilitate hydrants location for the Fire Department to use in case of emergency, were just some of the many applications that came out of the 1st Puerto Rico Tech Summit held Thursday.
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Puerto Rico tech execs mark 1st anniversary of ‘World IPv6 Day’
June 6, 2013
Network engineers from Puerto Rico’s broadband providers met for several days this week at the Telegrafo facilities in Santurce for the “2013 IPv6 Summit for Broadband Network Operators,” to begin preparations for Puerto Rico’s transition to IPv6 – the next generation Internet Protocol.
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Moody’s downgrades Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico to ‘B3’
June 5, 2013
Moody's Investors Service announced Tuesday its decision to downgraded the corporate family rating of Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, specifically the part of the business related to OneLink, to B3 and its probability of default rating to B3-PD, concluding the review for downgrade initiated May 9.
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La Fortaleza names new Telecom Board president, member
May 30, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla has named Javier Rúa-Jovet, who served as deputy secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources under the Aníbal Acevedo Vilá administration, as the new president of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, this media outlet has learned.
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Gov’t CIO, programmers discuss solutions, apps
May 29, 2013
Less than two weeks away from the first “Puerto Rico Tech Summit,” the Government Information Office met Tuesday with programmers participating in the Hackers Boot Camp to discuss the possible areas, or challenges, for which they will be developing solutions and applications.
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AT&T expands 4G LTE coverage in Puerto Rico
May 23, 2013
As part of its continuing network investment and ongoing 4G LTE rollout, AT&T has activated two new 4G LTE cell sites and upgraded seven existing sites with LTE to expand AT&T 4G LTE coverage for Puerto Rico residents and businesses.
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Telecom execs: Nixing B2B exemption could spike prices by 19.5%
May 22, 2013
Representatives from Puerto Rico’s telecommunications sector presented a united front Tuesday against the proposed elimination of the business-to-business tax exemption, saying “far from helping the island solve its fiscal problems, it will trigger a double-digit increase in the price of products, services, operating expenses and the cost of living in general.”
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Puerto Rico seeks $1.4M for public safety broadband network map
May 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico government has submitted a proposal to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s First Responder Network Authority seeking $1.4 million to develop a public safety broadband network for the island, La Fortaleza’s Chief Information Officer Giancarlo González confirmed Monday.
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Gov’t hosting 1st Puerto Rico Tech Summit, ‘Hackers Boot Camp’
May 20, 2013
The government announced Monday it will host the first Puerto Rico Tech Summit, a one-day event that brings together leading technological gurus, cabinet members, NGOs and academia for a discussion on the transformation of traditional government services through scalable product development.
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Study: Puerto Rico Internet users growing, more ‘mobile’
May 17, 2013
Internet engagement continues growing in "leaps and bounds" in Puerto Rico, reaching 57 percent of use among island residents 12 and older, representing a little more than 1.8 million users, according to the results of the 2013 “SME Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study,” commissioned and revealed by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association Thursday.
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Claro Puerto Rico testing solar power at Vieques site
May 8, 2013
Claro de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday it has begun testing the benefits of using solar technology at its cellular towers, with the installation of the first such equipment at its cell site in Vieques. If successful, the pilot program could be expanded to the main island, company officials confirmed.
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