Claro fulfills FCC-funded broadband deployment project
November 17, 2016
Three years after receiving $31.6 million from the Federal Communications Commission to provide new broadband access to more than 40,000 homes in Puerto Rico, Claro President Enrique Ortiz de Montellano confirmed Wednesday the project has been completed.
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Claro enhances capacity in 61 sectors in 20 P.R. towns
November 15, 2016
Telecommunications provider Claro announced Monday that as part of its $370 million investment in network upgrades, it has extended high-speed wireless broadband to 61 sectors in 30 towns across Puerto Rico.
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Telecom Board: P.R.’s internet adoption rate on the rise
November 7, 2016
Puerto Rico’s internet adoption rate continues increasing, reaching 81.6 percent during the first quarter of 2016, Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Javier Rúa-Jovet said, citing statistics published by Akamai Technologies.
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Telecom Board, DTOP inaugurate ‘VíaDIGITAL’ project
October 5, 2016
The first project under “VíaDIGITAL,” a joint initiative between the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP) and the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board was inaugurated Tuesday, through the installation of installation of high-speed fiber optic infrastructure that will benefit consumers, businesses and residences in Miramar, Santurce and parts of Río Piedras.
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USDA opens cycle for rural broadband build-out grants
April 21, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week it is soliciting applications for grants to establish broadband in unserved rural communities through its “Community Connect” Program, which has some $12 million available to assign.
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FCC expands subsidy program to cover broadband
April 1, 2016
In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday decided to expand its Lifeline Universal Service Program, which currently subsidizes voice telephone service for low-income households, to allow those households to use the program to lower the cost of broadband service.
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Telecom Board, FCC join to advance broadband services
March 1, 2016
The heads of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the Federal Communications Commission met last week to coordinate a joint agenda to promote faster and better access to broadband communications services on the island, through a $4 million annual allocation.
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USDA opens cycle for broadband build-out loans
August 3, 2015
The USDA announced the availability of loans to build broadband in rural areas, along with changes to the program required by the 2014 Farm Bill.
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TRB, telecom providers collaborating on sector metrics
May 14, 2015
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board has set the ball rolling on an initiative to gather data from the island’s broadband providers to define the sector’s contributions to the economy, with results expected to be ready in a year, agency President Javier Rúa-Jovet said Wednesday.
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Claro deploys broadband service in Guayama
April 21, 2015
Telecommunications provider Claro announced Monday that some 592 residents of the Jobos, Palmas and Pueblito del Carmen sectors of the southern town of Guayama will now have access to broadband and all of the services associated with the technology.
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Critical Hub hooks up with Florida Internet Exchange
April 10, 2015
Critical Hub Networks announced Thursday that the Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative has interconnected with the Florida Internet Exchange (FL-IX), a move that improves access to Internet content for Puerto Rico broadband users.
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Claro extends broadband to 8 new sectors in Yauco
March 10, 2015
Telecommunications company Claro announced Monday it has extended broadband services to eight sectors in the town of Yauco, where a combined 965 families will have access to the benefits associated with high-speed Internet.
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‘Net neutrality’s’ effect uncertain on P.R.’s telecom sector
March 2, 2015
The effects of the recently approved “net neutrality” will have on Puerto Rico’s telecommunications industry are still uncertain, because the public and private sectors are holding off until the official order is released to either celebrate or voice their opposition, this media outlet learned.
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Critical Hub extends Optico Fiber broadband service
February 25, 2015
Broadband service provider Critical Hub announced Tuesday it has opened more than 25 Optico Fiber “fiberhoods” in the San Juan area to provide gigabit-speed Internet.
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Experts: Broadband use should be economic indicator
February 18, 2015
Puerto Rico needs to consider integrating broadband use as one of its key economic indicators — beyond cement production and energy consumption — to promote business expansion and the development of new initiatives to create jobs, generate tax revenue and even increase real estate values, public and private sector industry representatives said Tuesday.
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