FCC fast-tracking reconstruction permits for TV stations in P.R./USVI
January 13, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission’s Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau granted a request from 20 broadcast TV stations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands impacted by Hurricanes Irma and María to allow them to construct post-auction facilities ahead of schedule.
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Sprint, Open Mobile complete joint venture to serve PR/USVI
December 5, 2017
Two of Puerto Rico’s wireless carriers — Sprint and Open Mobile — quietly completed their previously announced joint venture agreement in mid-November, as both providers worked through recovery efforts post Hurricane María, this media outlet has confirmed.
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Op-Ed: The end of Net Neutrality — Now what?
December 5, 2017
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, recently unveiled his plan to eliminate Obama-era “Net Neutrality” rules.
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FCC chair: PR telco’s will need more money to rebuild
November 8, 2017
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai wrapped up a two-day visit to Puerto Rico on Monday, where he met with government and industry officials to see and hear about the status of recovery efforts following Hurricane María.
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FCC chair in PR to evaluate telecom needs, recovery
November 6, 2017
Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai will be in Puerto Rico this week to “evaluate and analyze” how the regulatory agency can continue collaborating in the recovery work related to the island’s telecommunications services, Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres confirmed.
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T-Mobile, Claro, AT&T continue recovery efforts in PR
October 12, 2017
Three of the island’s major wireless carriers reported progress on their network recovery efforts as of Wednesday, as more consumers in Puerto Rico recover services.
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TRB: FCC’s OK to Project Loon is ‘leap forward’ for PR
October 7, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of Google’s Project Look technology — which will enable fast recovery of telecommunications services in Puerto Rico — is a “leap forward” in the use of new technology to put the island back online, said Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres.
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FCC advances $76.9M to restore PR/USVI telecom grids
October 5, 2017
Responding to the destruction of communications networks wreaked by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Communications Commission today took steps to immediately provide up to $76.9 million to help restore service.
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FCC Chair files order to OK $76M for PR telecom repairs
October 4, 2017
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed an order Tuesday that that would enable carriers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to use their Universal Service Fund allocations to more quickly rebuild networks.
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Sprint, Open Mobile ask for FCC consent of joint venture
June 2, 2017
Three months after announcing their joint venture, Sprint and Open Mobile filed a petition before the Federal Communications Commission to approve the transaction that would combine the carriers’ operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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FCC denies petition from radio exec to renew licenses
April 20, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday denied an urgent petition for reconsideration filed by Puerto Rico radio executive Wilfredo Blanco-Pi to renew the licenses for three experimental AM stations for a six-month period.
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7 P.R. TV stations to go off-air following FCC auction
April 17, 2017
Seven television stations operating in Puerto Rico will go dark following a recent spectrum auction by the Federal Communications Commission that generated more than $44.7 million for the properties.
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T-Mobile picks up 45% of all low-band spectrum
April 14, 2017
T-Mobile confirmed Thursday it successfully won 45 percent of the low-band 500 MHz spectrum auction conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, covering 100 percent of the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
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Liberty loses Lifeline provider designation in FCC sweep
February 7, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday invalidated the inclusion of nine new broadband Internet Service Providers — including Liberty Puerto Rico — in it’s Lifeline subsidies program, leaving an undetermined number of low-income families that could have benefited in suspense had the program gotten off the ground.
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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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