A bill seeking to increase the number of associate Telecommunications Regulatory Board members and change the lengths of their tenures from the current three, five and seven-year terms to four years has passed in the House and Senate, paving the way for major changes at the agency.
There was never a dull moment for Puerto Rico’s telecommunications and technology sectors, which have been seemingly unscathed by the island’s economic woes. Companies continued to invest aggressively in their networks throughout 2012 to launch new next-generation products and services.
Responding to enterprise customer demand for a single converged telecommunications solutions provider, New York-based Metropolitan Telecommunications (MetTel) announced Tuesday it has begun offering service in Puerto Rico.