Broadband Internet adoption in both the residential and business sectors is vital for Puerto Rico’s economic development because it can serve as a tool to create jobs and promote businesses, said Naji Khoury, president of Liberty Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s “solid and mature” geography and its proximity to powerful markets as the U.S. mainland make it a strong candidate to become the computer industry’s hub for the Caribbean, an executive from technology company Cisco said Tuesday.
Telecommunications provider Claro de Puerto Rico announced Tuesday the first project developed with the $31.5 million it received from the Connect America Fund, that will enable 800 families in the mountain town of Corozal to access broadband Internet for the first time.
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