PayTech launches PayPocket mobile payments ‘app’
January 14, 2013
PayTech Corp, a Puerto Rico based company offering electronic payment solutions including credit and debit card processing, is looking to expand its presence in the rapidly growing mobile payment market with PayPocket, a new application for iPhones and iPads.
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CES ’13 kicks off showcasing latest tech innovation
January 8, 2013
The Consumer Electronics Association officially kicks off its 2013 International CES show today, featuring a record-breaking 1.87 million net square feet of exhibit space in Las Vegas, where the latest in technological innovation will be on display.
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FCC ends America-CV/Liberty Cablevision squabble
January 7, 2013
America-CV Station Group Inc. recently chalked up a legal victory for itself in a squabble against Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico — which it took up with the Federal Communications Commission — over the airing of the MundoFox Network.
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FCC includes 3 Puerto Rico co’s in broadband pilot program
December 21, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has included three Puerto Rico telecommunications service providers in a nationwide pilot program that seeks to increase broadband adoption and retention among low-income consumers.
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TRB President: Agency finances in ‘precarious state’
December 20, 2012
Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres on Wednesday blasted the Legislature for ransacking the agency’s finances earlier this year, when it withdrew $10 million from a self-generated fund to balance the budget. The decision, she said, left the agency’s finances in a “precarious state.”
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Connect Puerto Rico: Broadband access has expanded
December 13, 2012
New research unveiled Wednesday by Connect Puerto Rico shows that nearly 85 percent of Puerto Rico households have access to fixed broadband at advertised speeds of at least 3 Mbps download/768 Kbps upload, up from 57 percent one year ago. This represents significant network expansion across the island.
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Telecom Board scrubs out 166K phone subsidy fraudsters
December 12, 2012
Two years after scrubbing out about 166,000 Puerto Rico residents who were misusing phone subsidy benefits through the “Lifeline” program, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to opt-out of the stateside database to continue doing the job on its own.
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Columbus Networks pumping $7M into Puerto Rico operation in ’13
December 7, 2012
Columbus Networks plans to invest $7 million to continue expanding its broadband infrastructure in Puerto Rico next year, adding to the $10 million the company has already pumped into its local operation since arriving to the island in 2010.
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2nd edition ‘App Idol’ competition winners chosen
December 7, 2012
A group of talented young Puerto Ricans got a chance to demonstrate their technological and creative savvy in mobile applications during the second edition of the “App Idol, Reloaded” competition sponsored by Microsoft Puerto Rico, the Economic Development and Commerce Department and the Puerto Rico Gamers Association.
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Inteco launches regional broadband network
December 5, 2012
The Central Eastern Technological Initiative, or Inteco, launched its ambitious $16.3 million broadband network project that will benefit a 10-town region through advanced Internet access Tuesday, a little more than a year after announcing its plans.
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AT&T adds 3 more towns to 4G LTE footprint
December 4, 2012
AT&T de Puerto Rico Rico has turned on its 4G Long-Term Evolution network in the Yauco, Guayama and the San Germán-Cabo Rojo, adding 26 new towns to its service footprint outside the San Juan metropolitan area, the company announced Monday.
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DirecTV overhauls Puerto Rico platform, adds channels
November 30, 2012
DirecTV, Puerto Rico’s largest satellite service provider, plans to expand its channel lineup — including a handful of high-definition networks — as well as introduce new set-top equipment to extend more features to its customer base, company officials announced Thursday.
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Google Engage launches in Puerto Rico
November 23, 2012
Google Engage, a program created by Google to teach the ‘ins-and-outs’ of online advertising, is now available in Puerto Rico to give users the chance to train, learn and become certified in free tools like “Apps,” “AdWords” and “Analytics,” the company announced.
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Smartphones, tablets, flat-screens among ‘hot’ electronics this Christmas
November 22, 2012
This year’s gift-giving season officially kicks off tomorrow and for those whose favorite presents are in the form of wireless devices and electronics, you should know the lineup is wide-ranging and cutting-edge.
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Claro deploys 4G LTE network in Puerto Rico
November 15, 2012
Telecommunications provider Claro Puerto Rico announced Wednesday it has officially switched on its next-generation 4G Long-Term Evolution digital platform in San Juan, Ponce and Mayagüez, as this media outlet first reported last month.
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