AT&T Puerto Rico will be receiving the first shipment of iPhone 4S devices, in black and white casings, this Friday, when stores will open at 8 a.m. for customers who did not pre-order Apple’s latest smartphone, company officials announced Tuesday.
The Private Sector Coalition and representatives of 17 labor unions signed a “historic” Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate with and support federal initiatives that spur socioeconomic development in Puerto Rico.
Consumers who lack programming skills but want to design an application now have an easy, portable and affordable way to do it through the solutions provided by Puerto Rico developer XPOUS, creator of iGenApps.
Basing the future of Puerto Rico’s economy on an uncontrollable factor, such as an amendment of the U.S. tax code, is not the safest route to take to achieve growth and is not the “silver bullet” the island needs to secure long-term stability, Sergio Marxuach, public policy director of the Center for the New Economy, said Thursday.
Affiliated Computer Services is investing $2.3 million to establish a call processing center in Guaynabo, that will create more than 500 new jobs, including 80 that have been filled so far, company officials said Tuesday.
It seems as though everybody is looking for ways to drive down Puerto Rico’s mounting energy costs, which are strangling residential and commercial customers alike every month. On Monday, a large group of private sector representative came together to propose to the governor the creation of an independent body to find solutions in the short, medium and long term to deal with the problem.
Gloria Escudero’s nomination as the newest associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board was confirmed Monday night by the Senate, despite the stiff opposition telecom service providers expressed toward her designation earlier in the day, News is my Business learned.
Smartphones make up 40 percent of all mobile phone in use in U.S. markets, according to a recent study by Nielsen that also shows that 39 percent of those smartphones run on the Android operating system, followed by the Apple iPhone operating system.
Saying that the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile would “hinder wireless market competition,” the Puerto Rico Justice Department joined its federal counterpart lawsuit to block the transaction, an action News is my Business anticipated earlier this month.
To the apparent relief of a coalition of the island’s major telecommunications companies, Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz intervened Thursday with the apparently “fast-tracked” confirmation process of Gloria Escudero Morales’ nomination as associate member of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board.
Concerned about a possible “loss of balance” at the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, a coalition of telecom companies expressed their collective concern Thursday over the appointment of Gloria Escudero Morales as associate member.
Critical Hub Networks announced Wednesday it has interconnected with the Puerto Rico Health Information Network in a venture that seeks to update and support the federally mandated health record digitalization plan while maximizing federal taxpayer dollars, company officials said.
Las empresas locales que deseen exportar sus productos y servicios tienen la oportunidad de participar en al menos 15 misiones comerciales que el gobierno tiene previstas para el próximo año y que podrían generar más de $22 millones en ventas, según informó el martes el secretario de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio, José Pérez-Riera.
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi introduced Thursday the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, which seeks an amendment to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code to open the door for job creation and strengthening the island’s economy.
Six weeks after holding possibly the most explosive public hearing in its history, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board has yet to officially grant Claro the franchise license it needs to launch Internet-based television services.
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