Puerto Rico retailers believe sales will improve this year
November 24, 2015
A survey of members of the United Retailers Association revealed that 50 percent think their sales will be better or the same as last year.
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Op-Ed: 10 tips for safe online holiday shopping
November 23, 2015
We’re nearing Black Friday, which means cybercriminals are lying in wait to take advantage of unwary buyers.
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Universia study: Internet use influences day-to-day life
November 3, 2015
The Internet plays an important role and affects the daily lives of individuals, according to a study by nonprofits Universia and trabajando.com that polled more than 6,000 people across 10 Ibero-American countries.
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AT&T extends Voice Over LTE service to P.R., USVI
October 9, 2015
AT&T announced Thursday the launching of its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering HD Voice that enables customers to experience crystal clear conversations while simultaneously surfing the Web at 4G LTE speeds.
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Puerto Rico to host ICANN conference in fall of 2016
June 29, 2015
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known as ICANN, will host its third public meeting of 2016 in Puerto Rico, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, the organization announced late last week.
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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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Telecom Board edifying on human rights in Internet era
May 6, 2015
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Board is heading a collaborative effort with the Baltasar Garzón International Foundation, headed by Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, to educate local judges and attorneys on human rights in the Internet era.
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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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‘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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Puerto Rico’s public schools getting $15M tech upgrade
December 2, 2014
Puerto Rico Department of Education officials announced Monday the start of a $15 million technological upgrade program that aims to improve the infrastructure for Internet connectivity at the island’s 1,384 schools over the next five years.
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Broadband adoption up across island, but gaps remain
November 19, 2014
Home broadband adoption in Puerto Rico increased by 15 percentage points between 2010 and 2014, surging from 31 percent to 46 percent of adults using the service, according to Connect Puerto Rico’s 2014 broadband survey results released Tuesday.
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Bahía Beach Resort selects Claro as telecom provider
October 16, 2014
Telecommuncations company Claro Puerto Rico and the St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort and Golf Club announced an agreement by which the former will provide the residents of Bahía Beach its television and fiber optic broadband services with speeds of up to 150 Megas for Internet service.
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Claro offering free IPTV service through Jan. ’15
October 8, 2014
Telecommunications provider Claro announced Tuesday it will provide its broadband-based ClaroTV paid television service free of charge until January 2015 to customers who sign up to its bundled package this month.
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