Cable providers, TRB face off in court this week over Claro franchise license
January 23, 2012
OneLink Communications and Choice Cable TV will face off against the Telecommunications Regulatory Board in federal court this week over the agency’s decision to grant Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) a cable television franchise license to offer Internet Protocol television services, which the cable providers claim is illegal.
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AT&T raising data plan prices, limits starting Sunday
January 18, 2012
Data-hungry AT&T customers — smartphone and tablet users — will begin paying more for their allotted monthly amount starting Sunday, when the carrier will begin charging an additional $5 per plan. However, the hike will also come with an increase in the amount of data assigned to each plan, the carrier said.
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Speed, service will drive P.R. wireless market this year
January 5, 2012
Puerto Rico’s wireless market is gearing up for another year of growth, fueled by the explosion of 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) digital technology that promises faster and better services. The demand that should be associated with LTE will drive companies to do everything they can to expand the technology’s reach, industry executives told News is my Business.
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Governor signs prepaid wireless phone registry law
December 28, 2011
The concerns expressed by the island’s wireless carriers and retailers over the potentially harmful effects of regulating the sale of prepaid cellphones on consumers and competition apparently fell on deaf ears, as Gov. Luis Fortuño signed Tuesday a law mandating it.
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New Year to ring in phone bill hike
December 23, 2011
Puerto Rico Telephone, which does business as Claro, announced Friday that if the increase in Universal Service Fund charges that the Federal Communications Commission is pushing for is approved, landline and wireless customers will see an increase in their bill starting the first quarter of 2012.
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P.R. leads region in generating web traffic through smartphones, tablets
December 22, 2011
Non-computer devices — including mobile phones, tablets, and other connected gadgets — accounted for 5.9 percent of all web browsing activity traffic generated in Puerto Rico in October 2011, according to the latest report released Thursday by reputable digital world analyst firm comScore.
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AT&T expands 4G LTE to 6 western towns
December 21, 2011
AT&T announced Wednesday its ongoing expansion of its 4G LTE network on the island, rolling it out to parts of Aguada, Aguadilla, Añasco, Mayaguez, Rincon, Moca and Hormigueros. The added areas comes a month after AT&T introduced 4G LTE in parts of the San Juan metropolitan area on Nov. 20.
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Botched AT&T/T-Mobile deal leaves same issues on table
December 20, 2011
AT&T’s decision to walk away from its intention of buying rival T-Mobile puts an end to concerns expressed locally that consummating the $39 billion transaction would create a monopoly on the island.
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Dish Network interested in partnering with T-Mobile, if AT&T deal falls through
December 13, 2011
As AT&T’s proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA virtually unraveled Monday after a federal judge granted a request to delay the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case, an unlikely third party announced its interest in partnering with the latter carrier if the deal ultimately falls through, Bloomberg reported.
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Wireless carriers block prepaid phone registry bill
December 9, 2011
The four largest wireless carriers serving the island banded together Thursday to express their concern over House Bill 1956 that seeks to create a registry of prepaid phone numbers in an attempt to keep track of the devices that have become a conduit for criminal activity.
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Feds approve PRBI broadband network expansion, route change
November 30, 2011
Critical Hub Networks announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s approval of a route change for the Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative’s (PRBI) islandwide network, as well as the expansion of the network’s interconnection points from 16 to 24.
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AT&T sponsors ‘Y-BALE’ youth technology outreach program
November 28, 2011
Wireless carrier AT&T will be sponsoring for the first time in Puerto Rico its Youth for Broadband Awareness Literacy & Education program, looking to offer technology and computer training to youth through a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. The event will take place in Carolina, Dec. 1-2, News is my Business learned.
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Claro launching LTE in San Juan metro area next week
November 24, 2011
Wireless speeds for Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) customers are about to get a whole lot faster.
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Liberty Cablevision increases broadband speeds to 30 Mbps
November 23, 2011
Luquillo-based Liberty Cablevision announced Tuesday the arrival of broadband download speeds of between 20 megabits per second and 30 Mbps through its upgraded DOCSIS 3.0 network. Internet clients can expect “more potent, stable and reliable” connections, company officials said.
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Claro IPTV service could go live in 1Q ’12
November 22, 2011
The New Year may usher the start of Internet Protocol TV in Puerto Rico, if Claro succeeds in negotiating the cable television franchise agreement recently obtained from the Telecommunications Regulatory Board.
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