Op-Ed: How to grow your business with the Internet’s help
October 5, 2012
According to Internet World Stats, an organization that periodically records the advancement of the Internet worldwide, more than 1.6 million people are connected to the web in Puerto Rico, this is almost half of the population and 50 percent more than thosw who were connected two years ago.
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Puerto Rico broadband adoption remains slow
September 11, 2012
Sixty-five percent of Puerto Rico residents have yet to adopt broadband — whether fixed or mobile — dragging significantly behind the U.S. mainland’s average.
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Op-Ed: Internet Buying — When you buy globally
August 23, 2012
The Internet has made it easy for many small businesses or individuals to purchase products and services at competitive prices from anywhere around the world.
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Tourist taxis racing into future with new GPS, credit card payment system
July 31, 2012
Puerto Rico’s tourist taxi fleet is racing into the 21st century through the adoption of new multimedia equipment able to offer tourist information, directions and accept a variety of payment methods, including credit cards, Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Rivera-Marín announced Monday.
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Plaza’s ‘Walkers Club’ members to get free Internet classes
July 3, 2012
Keeping its commitment to social and technology development across all sectors of Puerto Rico’s population, Claro de Puerto Rico announced Monday the expansion of its basic Internet course program to include the group of “baby boomers” who belong to the Plaza Las Américas “Walkers Club” who visit the mall daily to walk and exercise.
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PRBI kicks off islandwide microwave network deployment
June 25, 2012
Critical Hub Networks officially kicked off the deployment of the Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative’s islandwide microwave network this month, initiating the final phase of the broadband project, company officials announced.
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88.1% of local social media users connect daily, most gravitate toward Facebook
June 7, 2012
Puerto Rico’s Internet surfers are spending more time on social networks, a phenomenon that has been fueled somewhat by an increased willingness by employers to allow their staff to access while at work, a survey by the local chapter of the Interactive Advertising Bureau unveiled Wednesday showed.
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SME study: P.R. Internet usage levels reach 50%
May 16, 2012
About half of Puerto Rico’s population — split almost evenly between men and women between 25 and 39 years old — uses the Internet to work or socialize, according to the 2012 edition of the Sales & Marketing Executives’ “Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study.”
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CIO lays out strategy to push island broadband adoption rate to 70% by ’15
May 15, 2012
The Puerto Rico Broadband Task Force, a 12-member public-private coalition organized a year ago, is laying the foundation to more than double current broadband adoption levels across the island to at least 70 percent by 2015, up from the current 31 percent, and expedite a significant increase in download speeds within the next five to eight years.
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Critical Hub Networks deploys IPv6 to Caribe.Net broadband users
May 9, 2012
Critical Hub Networks announced Tuesday it has enabled next-generation IPv6 Internet services on its residential broadband network, becoming the first broadband provider in Puerto Rico to do so. The technology will benefit the company’s Caribe.Net customers.
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Neptuno Networks moves into new $3M HQs
April 23, 2012
Wireless telecommunications service and broadband provider Neptuno Networks recently moved its headquarters into a new 24,000 square-foot building in Metro Office Park in Guaynabo, following a $3 million investment, company president Pedro Andrés said.
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WEF: P.R. 2nd ‘most connected’ nation in LatAm, Caribbean
April 4, 2012
In the most recent Global Information Technology Report released Wednesday, Puerto Rico ranked second among the region’s most connected jurisdictions, behind only Barbados. However, the island ranks 36th in the world in terms of connectivity, which still denotes the persistence of a significant digital divide.
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Juana Díaz opens public Internet center
March 2, 2012
Following the government’s promise to establish a free internet center in each municipality, Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres inaugurated Thursday new facilities that will offer free Internet access to more than 2,200 Juana Díaz residents.
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Claro drops basic Internet rate, unveils new device lineup
November 22, 2011
Wireless provider Claro announced it is dropping the price of its basic Internet service to $20 a month to provide an entry-level alternative to that segment of the population that may not be able to afford a costlier option.
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Oriental launches redesigned web page
November 15, 2011
Looking to maximize the use of technology to further facilitate access to all of its products and services, Oriental launched its redesigned website www.orientalonline.com adding useful content to keep finances up-to-date and plan each step toward progress.
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