Nine months after Liberty Puerto Rico picked up the assets of Choice Cable TV, the telecommunications company announced that effective today, both companies will operate as Liberty islandwide.
As part of its efforts to align its products and services, Liberty Puerto Rico has begun the migration of telephone and Internet customers belonging to the Choice platform to it’s own network.
Just shy of six months after announcing its intentions, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC confirmed Wednesday the closing of the acquisition of Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Company Inc., which does business on the island as Choice Cable TV.
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board has opened for public comment the petition submitted by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico to buy Choice Cable TV, and fold the latter’s franchise license into its local operation, this media outlet confirmed.
Less than two years after picking up the assets of the former OneLink cable system in the greater San Juan area, Liberty de Puerto Rico announced Wednesday its intention to buy the only other cable provider left on the island, Choice Cable in Ponce.
Choice Cable TV announced Wednesday the availability of a full line-up of more than 30 channels from Olympusat, a U.S. based media and entertainment company.
The Federal Communications Commission has granted a petition submitted by OneLink Communications late last year that could potentially represent savings for clients who pay monthly rental fees for their high-definition or DVR set-top boxes.
Nearly three years after requesting it, Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) has obtained its cable television franchise from the Telecommunications Regulatory Board, with which it will be able to launch Internet Protocol Television services islandwide.
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