Ayustar ISP faces $25K FCC fine for crossing signals with LMM safety systems
August 2, 2011
Internet Service Provider Ayustar Corp. is facing a $25,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission for allegedly operating a transmission system that is interfering with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Terminal Doppler Weather Radar, News is my Business learned.
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AT&T to regulate speeds for ‘unlimited’ heavy users
July 30, 2011
AT&T dropped a bomb Friday on unlimited data plan smartphone customers who use their devices so much they fall into that top 5 percent that clogs up the network during any given billing cycle.
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Claro bids $11.2M to pick up additional wireless licenses
July 30, 2011
This week, Claro bid close to $11.2 million for six wireless licenses auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission, which it could use to improve or expand its mobile services, News is my Business learned Friday.
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The DRS Group buys Pro Image Corp., seeks to break into 3 more markets
July 18, 2011
Document scanning, imaging and conversion company The DRS Group recently expanded its footprint into Puerto Rico, with the acquisition of Pro Image Corporation, for an undisclosed amount.
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Netflix on-demand video streaming available in P.R.
July 1, 2011
Twelve years after launching its on-demand video streaming service in the U.S. mainland and Canada, Netflix Inc. has finally included Puerto Rico in its footprint, opening the door for thousands of island residents wanting to subscribe to the service directly or via their video game devices.
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DirecTV earmarks $13M for projects, upgrades
June 28, 2011
Satellite television provider DirecTV is wrapping up its 12th year of operations on the island with a $13 million investment in new projects slated through the end of 2011.
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Claro parent company facing $16K FCC fine for violating foreign ownership rules
June 24, 2011
Mexican telecom giant América Móvil, parent of local incumbent carrier Puerto Rico Telephone (which does business as Claro), is in hot water with the Federal Communications Commission for violating indirect foreign ownership rules after issuing stock that increased owner Carlos Slim and his family’s corporate stronghold.
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2 local tech companies win top Microsoft Corp. honors
June 23, 2011
Two local companies beat out about 3,000 competitors around the world to nab the distinction of being named Microsoft Partners of the Year, the software giant announced Wednesday.
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OneLink’s video service rate increasing July 1
June 21, 2011
OneLink Communications, the San Juan metropolitan area’s only cable television service provider, will be increasing its video service rate by $2.50 cents effective July 1, which for certain customers can represent a hike of close to 5 percent.
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Claro launches waterproof, eco-friendly smartphones
June 17, 2011
It’s no secret that most smartphones are robust in service, but often weak when it comes to enduring drops, water and on this tropical island, exposure to sand. To address all of those external challenges, Motorola and Claro teamed up to introduce to market the first mobile device capable of standing up to all them.
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Internet Society hosts visit by eminent intellectual property mediator
June 13, 2011
M. Scott Donahey, who for more than two decades has professionally mediated in Internet- and technology-related intellectual property disputes, will be on the island this week to offer a conference sponsored by the Internet Society of Puerto Rico.
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Microsoft’s P.R. operations pull double-duty, serve as ‘tax shelter’
June 7, 2011
Software giant Microsoft has reportedly been using three jurisdictions where it operates outside the United States — Puerto Rico, Ireland and Singapore — as tax shelters to reduce its federal tax bill, the Financial Times reported.
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National P.R. Coalition asks FCC to approve ATT/T-Mobile merger
May 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.-based National Puerto Rican Coalition threw it support behind the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, asking the Federal Communications Commission in a letter Friday to approve the deal as it believes it will help to better meet the wireless needs of the Puerto Rican population on and off the island.
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PRBI peers with Google, Facebook, Amazon
May 27, 2011
Critical Hub Networks, managing company of the Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative, announced Friday it has established peering with Facebook, Google, and Amazon. The interconnectivity agreement will enable direct data exchange among the networks, bypassing the Internet, for faster, more efficient and reliable services.
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Microsoft, EDC work together to harness benefits of cloud computing
May 27, 2011
The benefits of being able to access work, entertainment and other digital content anywhere, anytime and on any device — the philosophy behind cloud computing — are already rippling through Puerto Rico’s consumer and business community.
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