Claro Puerto Rico on Wednesday became the first carrier on the island to launch subsidized broadband Internet services for low-income customers, in line with a pilot program the Federal Communications Commission announced late last year.
In the midst of the worst drought the U.S. mainland has witnessed in more than 50 years, which has significantly increased food prices worldwide, the Agriculture Department has earmarked $3.7 million to help Puerto Rico farmers address higher feed and production costs, agency Secretary Neftalí Soto said Thursday.
Puerto Rico home and small business owners burned through $4 million in subsidies offered through the Green Energy Fund for solar energy projects Wednesday, filing a record-setting 120 applications in 21 minutes, Energy Affairs Administration Executive Director Luis Bernal said.
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