Liberty Puerto Rico reports $109M in 2Q20 revenue, up 5.1% Y-O-Y
August 7, 2020
Lifted by efforts to help residential and business customers navigate the COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown, Liberty Puerto Rico reported $109 million for the second quarter, a 5.1% increase compared to the same period in 2019, and a 4.3% jump over the first quarter in 2020. The financial results showed that Liberty added 33,500 revenue generating […]
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Puerto Rican Telecom Alliance asks FCC to evaluate bill to tax internet service
June 12, 2020
The Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai asking him to take notice of the local legislature’s “attempt to tax the internet and broadband internet access services.” The Alliance — which groups internet, television and telephony services providers Aeronet, Claro, Data Access, Liberty Puerto Rico, Neptuno, Optivon, VPNet, […]
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Op-Ed: Internet of Things and privacy, another challenge for anti-fraud systems
September 16, 2019
Those who saw “Eagle Eye,” an action thriller with Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan, must have had flea behind the ear. The 2008 film is about the whole team connected by a chip that can be accessed remotely, not always for the better. It also focuses on how all of our personal information is within […]
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.PR internet domain turns 30 later this month
August 16, 2019
Gauss Research Laboratory Inc, the registry operator for .PR, Puerto Rico’s top-level domain, and Afilias, its technology partner, announced that the .PR domain will reach 30 years of service to both the Puerto Rican internet community and the public relations industry on Aug. 27, 2019. “We’re pleased to reach the milestone of 30 years of […]
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Liberty, ICE spread word on how to avoid cyberbullying, online exploitation
April 15, 2019
More than 3,000 middle school children from the Arecibo and Guaynabo educational districts received tips to protect themselves from online predators during two special presentations organized by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s Child Exploitation Investigative Unit and sponsored by Liberty Puerto Rico. Special Agent Alek Pacheco, of the Unit’s iGuardians program, and Lieutenant Jimmy […]
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Liberty observes ‘Safer Internet Day’ for 12th year in a row
February 4, 2019
For the 12th year in a row, Liberty Puerto Rico will celebrate “Safer Internet Day” to highlight the importance of using the internet responsibly and safely, as part of its corporate social responsibility campaign “Navega con seguridad,” with several resources to help the public navigate the web safely. The event will be observed worldwide on […]
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AeroNet launches AeroFiber — 100% fiber optic-based business connectivity solution
February 4, 2019
Puerto Rico high-speed business internet service provider recently launched its 100 percent fiber optic-based business connectivity solution named AeroFiber. The new product is aimed at further improving its already robust network with additional bandwidth, improved reliability, and faster speeds, AeroNet President Gino Villarini said. “AeroFiber is the new fiber internet for businesses that want and […]
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Liberty P.R. to increase rates on current plans effective Feb. 1
January 24, 2019
Liberty Puerto Rico will increase rates on current television and internet packages effective Feb. 1, the company announced in a notice sent to customers. However, clients choosing to switch to new plans that Liberty began offering late last year will not experience rate changes for the rest of 2019. “As part of our commitment to […]
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AeroNet upgrades backbone network to 100g, lights up Miami node
January 24, 2019
High-speed business internet service provider AeroNet announced it has upgraded its fiber backbone network to 100 Gigabit per second (100G) technology. The upgrade will enable the San Juan-based company to support the current and future bandwidth and connectivity needs of its customers, it stated. “AeroNet takes another step into being in the forefront of technology […]
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Former Telecom Board chief re-nominated to top ICANN council
August 3, 2018
Javier Rúa-Jovet, the former chairman of Puerto Rico’s Telecommunications Regulatory Board, and currently a private attorney in the renewable energy and ICT fields, was ratified for a second term by the ICANN.
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Ookla names Liberty P.R. fastest network internet provider in ’17
May 28, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico has received the 2017 Speedtest Award for Puerto Rico’s fastest network internet provider based on analysis by Ookla of some 1.3 million speed tests carried out by island consumers during the last six months of 2017.
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Despite Hurricane María’s wrath, P.R.’s internet use jumps to 75%
May 18, 2018
The use of the internet in Puerto Rico continued its upward trend in 2018 after the passage of Hurricane María, reaching an incidence of 75 percent among users 12 years and older, equivalent to 2.2 people, according to the results of the 2018 Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study.
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Liberty opens free high-speed Wi-Fi hotspot in Yabucoa
April 18, 2018
Liberty Puerto Rico has activated a free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet hotspot in Yabucoa to provide internet connection to the people of that municipality while the company completes infrastructure repairs in that area, it confirmed.
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Kymeta provided high-speed mobile internet access to P.R. during recovery
March 14, 2018
Kymeta — the communications company making good on the promise of global, mobile connectivity — partnered with Intelsat and Liberty Puerto Rico to reconnect communities across Puerto Rico when communications and power were severed by Hurricane María the company confirmed.
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P.R. to host global ICANN international conference Mar. 10-15
February 20, 2018
Puerto Rico is getting ready to host its first major convention since the passage of Hurricane María last year, when on Mar. 10-15 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will hold its 61st international community forum at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
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