TRB edges closer to fully regulating satellite TV carriers
November 12, 2012
More than 18 months after getting the legal go-ahead to include satellite television companies within its jurisdiction, the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board is moving closer to implementing the regulations that companies will be required to follow.
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Liberty Puerto Rico closes OneLink acquisition
November 9, 2012
Exactly one week after Liberty Cablevision got the go-ahead from the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board to buy OneLink Communications, today the company announced it has closed the $585 million deal.
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Evertec gets 15-year tax break, to invest $200M in Puerto Rico
November 5, 2012
Evertec Group, LLC has received a 15-year tax grant from the Puerto Rico government under the Tax Incentive Act 73 of 2008, in exchange for several long-term commitments including a $200 million investment during the life of the benefit, company officials said.
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Liberty looks to take over OneLink this month
November 2, 2012
OneLink Communications will have a new owner before the end of November, when Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico expects to close its $585 million acquisition of the San Juan cable carrier and take over its operation, Naji Khoury, managing director of the buying company, said Thursday.
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Motorola, Intel present ‘RAZRi’ to Puerto Rico market
November 1, 2012
The January marriage between Motorola Mobility — acquired last year by Google Inc. — and Intel has changed the way the former is designing its handsets, as it is now placing special emphasis on three key areas: speed, battery life, and integration of the Android operating system, Roberto Agostini, commercial director, Motorola Mobility Puerto Rico, said Wednesday.
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Castillo steering HP Puerto Rico’s revenue into the billions
October 29, 2012
Tech giant Hewlett-Packard — like many other multinational companies — has experienced its share of fierce competition that, coupled with a suffering economy, has elicited massive lay-offs and a significant restructuring in recent years.
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Phishing websites spread at ‘record speed’ in 1st half of ’12
October 25, 2012
A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group at their conference being held in Puerto Rico this week revealed that while the uptime of phishing websites dropped during the first half of 2012, cybercriminals were driving substantial increases in the numbers of phishing websites they established to steal from consumers.
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Solavei to launch mobile service in Puerto Rico
October 19, 2012
Washington-based Solavei, a first-of-its kind social networking and commerce platform, will introduce its unlimited 4G nationwide voice, text and data mobile phone service Oct. 20, during an event at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the company announced Thursday.
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Dish Puerto Rico adds HD channels, ‘Hopper’ service
October 18, 2012
Dish Puerto Rico announced the addition of 19 new HD channels to its programming, as well as its Hopper Whole Home DVR System and Blockbuster@Home services, which became available Wednesday.
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Broadband provider AeroNet spends $4M on spectrum
October 15, 2012
Broadband service provider Aeronet has entered into a long-term lease agreement with AT&T de Puerto Rico and Sprint for wireless broadband spectrum with islandwide coverage.
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T-Mobile investing $7M to expand sales network, redesign stores
October 12, 2012
Wireless service provider T-Mobile announced Thursday an ambitious plan to expand its islandwide sales network and redesign its Puerto Rico stores and service centers based on a customer-centric vision, all to the tune of $7 million.
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Claro Chief: Puerto Rico market still ripe for growth
October 9, 2012
Four years after taking over the reins of Puerto Rico Telephone, the island’s largest telecommunications provider, company President Enrique Ortiz de Montellano believes there’s still a lot of work ahead to spur the growth of landline, wireless and paid television markets.
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OneLink/Liberty merger getting TRB approval next week
October 5, 2012
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board will sign off on a resolution and order next week approving the proposed $585 million deal through which Liberty Cable would acquire the assets of San Juan’s cable provider, OneLink Communications, News is my Business confirmed.
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Claro deploys direct-to-home fiber optic network
October 5, 2012
Claro de Puerto Rico announced Thursday the deployment of fiber optic infrastructure that will enable it to offer consumers broadband Internet in speeds of up to 50 megabits per second.
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TMobile, MetroPCS merger may prove positive for Puerto Rico
October 4, 2012
The merger between Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA’s parent, and MetroPCS Communications Inc. may prove good for Puerto Rico consumers.
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