CTIA: US wireless industry to invest billions through 2015
September 12, 2011
As the stateside wireless industry’s landscape faces the possibility of reshaping to accommodate the proposed merger of two important service providers, the CTIA Wireless Association recently released an overview of the sector’s virtually unstoppable plans to invest and grow.
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Claro IPTV license granted ‘in principle,’ TRB president says
August 31, 2011
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Board have come to an agreement to grant the franchise license to Claro, putting an end to a three-year process that has kept the carrier from competing with the island’s cable companies.
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AT&T rebuffs DOJ filing to block merger
August 31, 2011
No sooner had the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in a Washington D.C. court to block the proposed $39 billion takeover by AT&T of T-Mobile’s operations, when AT&T shot off a letter expressing its “disappointment” in the government’s action.
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20K OneLink customers still in the dark
August 26, 2011
As of Friday morning, some 20,000 OneLink Communications customers still had no service in the wake of storm Irene, company officials said.
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Bankrupt Caribe Media to transfer corporate control to lenders
August 24, 2011
Three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Caribe Media Inc., the majority owner of Axesa Servicios de Información, which publishes the “official” yellow and white pages directories in Puerto Rico, has given control of the company to its lenders, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Former PRT exec Escudero named new TRB member
August 17, 2011
Gloria Escudero-Morales, sister of Port Authority Executive Director Alberto Escudero, has been named associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, succeeding outgoing member Vicente Aguirre-Iturino, News is my Business has learned.
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AT&T mulls divesting $8B in properties, T-Mobile P.R. could fetch $300M-$500M if sold
August 16, 2011
It has been nearly a month since the Federal Communications Commission stopped the clock on its 180-day timeline to approve the proposed $39 billion AT&T acquisition of rival T-Mobile.
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e-Health Connectivity Expo to explore virtues of medical records
August 15, 2011
Are you one of those people who, when you get sick, cringe at the thought of spending an entire day going from specialist to specialist, hauling a pile of papers and X-rays documenting your medical history and test results, just to find out what your health issue may be?
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Telecom Board to issue decision on Claro TV license in 2 weeks
August 10, 2011
Following two tough days of public hearings on Claro’s petition for a cable operator franchise license to launch its paid television service via broadband, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board announced Tuesday it will issue its decision within the next two weeks, News is my Business learned.
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LMM public-private partnership process draws 12 global bidders
August 9, 2011
The Public-Private Partnership Authority announced Tuesday it received requests for qualification bids from 12 global companies that are interested in managing the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in tandem with the government.
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Government CIO urges TRB to approve IPTV license
August 9, 2011
The government’s Chief Information Officer, Juan E. Rodríguez, urged the Telecommunications Regulatory Board Monday to give way to Puerto Rico Telephone’s petition for a cable television franchise license to launch islandwide IPTV service, as it would benefit consumers, competition and the economy.
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IPTV hearing gets off to rocky start
August 9, 2011
Delayed by a “give-and-take” between Telecommunications Regulatory Board members and representatives from Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) and companies opposed to its application for a cable television franchise license, Monday’s hearing on IPTV got off to an unsurprisingly rocky start.
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Claro launches online petition to drum up public support for IPTV service
August 6, 2011
Claro has stepped up its efforts to obtain the franchise license it requested more than three years ago to break into the island’s paid television market by launching an online signature collection campaign Friday in support of its IPTV service.
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Claro TV lays out proposed IPTV offer
August 5, 2011
Hundreds of channels, “a la carte”-like programming and cutting edge features based on a $60 million platform are some of the features that Claro TV is ready to offer island customers through the Internet-based cable television service it is proposing to launch.
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TRB schedules hearing to weigh public interest of granting Claro TV franchise
August 5, 2011
A hearing slated to let the public and paid television industry players offer their opinions on whether Claro TV’s request for a cable television franchise is in the public interest may not take place Monday at the Telecommunications Regulatory Board if petitions the company filed to block it are granted.
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