Claro strengthens network resilience ahead of 2025 hurricane season
May 29, 2025
Carrier commits $160 million to reinforce infrastructure and customer connectivity. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico’s telecom providers weather Ernesto as FCC monitors
August 15, 2024
Most of the service interruptions had to do with power outages, representatives from Claro Puerto Rico, Liberty Puerto Rico and T-Mobile confirmed. #NewsismyBusiness
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Gov’t prepares to offer subsidy on telecom equipment when broadband incentive ends
March 6, 2024
Puerto Rico seeks alternatives as broadband subsidy end looms. Also, the island’s digital equity plan has been approved. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico P3 Authority seeking co.’s to modernize HTA’s digital infrastructure
August 10, 2021
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3) is seeking quotes from qualified financial, technical, and legal advisors to assist with the analysis of a potential P3 project related to the modernization of the digital infrastructure of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (HTA). According to the Request for Quotes documents for the project’s different […]
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FCC releases $64.2M to telecom providers in PR/USVI for recovery efforts
August 9, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission has made available $64.2 million in Stage 1 funding to help providers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands restore voice and broadband service in the aftermaths of Hurricane Irma and María.
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FCC Chair Pai says recovery funding to P.R. to be allocated by towns
March 8, 2018
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said the funding the agency is proposing to assign Puerto Rico will be disbursed on a competitive basis by geographic area, or towns, to repair and restore telecom networks and services destroyed by Hurricane María.
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Telecom Summit impulses creation of emergency management committee
February 22, 2018
The First Telecommunications Summit held at the Capitol Wednesday spurred the creation of an multi-sector committee to manage services in the event of an emergency and proposed amendments to the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Act.
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PRT/Claro asks FCC to create $200M emergency fund for P.R. recovery efforts
January 23, 2018
Puerto Rico Telephone Co., which does business as Claro Puerto Rico, has asked the Federal Communications Commission to create $200 million emergency Universal Service Fund to help eligible companies restore services in insular areas affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
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P.R. Telecom Board chief: Classifying telco service as essential ‘correct’
January 22, 2018
Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board President Sandra Torres qualified as “successful and necessary” Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s approval of a pair of aimed at strengthening telecommunications services on the island.
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Op-Ed: FCC, PR Telecom Board numbers paint drastically different pictures
November 22, 2017
A key element in government transparency is the availability of information about its work. To be able to show citizens what initiatives have been undertaken to improve the quality of life for all and periodically publishing relevant information on the sector that is being regulated.
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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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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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Claro opens new store in Dorado
April 24, 2017
Telecommunications company Claro recently inaugurated a new store at the Doramar Plaza mall in Dorado, jointly with G.A. Communications.
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