The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the Puerto Rico Police Department signed an agreement Monday to step up the fight against copper theft, which represents about $5 million in annual losses for public and private sector companies.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing this week to analyze Bill 410, which proposes to ban the sale, installation, tampering, and alteration of equipment for satellite, cable television, and similar paid television services, punishing such activities with a fine, jail time or both.
La empresa de telecomunicaciones Claro de Puerto Rico ha reportado 280 incidentes de robo de cobre en sus instalaciones este año, principalmente en la región suroeste de la isla, lo que no solo provoca interrupciones en el servicio, sino que también representa un riesgo para la seguridad. El año pasado, la empresa sufrió pérdidas por valor de $4 millones de dólares debido a la proliferación de este problema, según informaron ejecutivos de la empresa.
It had to happen eventually. After many years of traveling and having to go through the hassle of pulling my laptop out of my carry-on luggage to oblige with the U.S. Transportation and Safety Administration's airport security requirements, my most important work tool was stolen last week in the blink of an eye.
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