Pact calls for restoration of telecom services 1-6 days after an emergency
June 11, 2019
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority signed an agreement through which they will work with service providers to expedite the restoration of services in the wake of an emergency. The agreement establishes a mechanism that assigns priority levels to energizing critical telecommunications facilities divided into three timeframes — between […]
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P.R. Telecom Bureau announces new electronic filing procedure
February 6, 2019
Looking to standardize procedures and seek greater efficiency, Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau President Sandra Torres announced the availability of electronic document filing for ongoing proceedings at the agency. As established in Resolution No. 2019-OA-0001, as of Mar. 1, 2019, the new filing system will be required for all telecommunications, cable television and satellite companies, as […]
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$130M backup fiber optic cable to be deployed along P.R’s southern coast
October 3, 2018
The first phase of the project will entail an investment of $30 million to build.
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FCC report: Hurricane María knocked out 95.2% of cell sites in P.R.
August 28, 2018
Hurricane María knocked out 95.2 percent of cell sites in Puerto Rico after it clobbered the island nearly a year ago, the Federal Communications Commission confirmed in a report released analyzing the effects of last year’s deadly storm.
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FCC OKs additional funding to restore communications networks in PR/USVI
May 30, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission approved additional immediate funding to accelerate the restoration of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that were damaged and destroyed during the 2017 hurricane season, it confirmed.
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Liberty Business provided telecom tech, services to baseball series
May 4, 2018
Liberty Business was chosen by MB Sports and Major League Baseball, producers of the recently celebrated 2018 Puerto Rico Series, to provide all the necessary communication services to during the event.
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Telecom Board says 94% of P.R.’s antennas have been restored
February 14, 2018
The president of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, Sandra Torres, said at a public hearing that currently 2,509 of the 2,659 antennas that provide telecommunications services in Puerto Rico are operational, representing 94 percent.
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Wireless connectivity at 33% capacity, COWs arrive
September 30, 2017
Puerto Rico’s wireless telecommunications service is at 33 percent capacity, as carriers continue working 24/7 to restore the island’s connections to the world as soon as possible, executives said.
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Sprint reportedly finalizing acquisition of Open Mobile
January 31, 2017
Wireless carrier Sprint is reportedly in the final stages of acquiring competitor Open Mobile in what would be the first major change in Puerto Rico’s telecommunications landscape this year, two sources confirmed to this media outlet.
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Claro, Piloto 151 join to back start-up tech community
May 27, 2016
Telecommunications provider Claro and Piloto 151 announced Thursday a partnership to provide Puerto Rico’s technological start-up community the infrastructure, mentoring and training needed for their growth, representatives for both companies confirmed.
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Birch buys Primus Telecom in Canada, U.S., P.R.
March 15, 2016
Birch Communications Inc. announced Monday its recent agreement to purchase select assets and customers of Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. The transaction will also include 20,000 customers in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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20 years later, Telecom Reform Act delivers on promise
February 16, 2016
The telecommunications industry is marking the 20th anniversary of the Telecom Reform Act of 1996, which in Puerto Rico sparked unprecedented levels of competition in a sector formerly dominated by a single carrier and astronomical calling rates.
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REGULATEL backs MOUs reached by PR with regulators
November 11, 2015
The Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators (known as REGULATEL for its initials in Spanish) confirmed unopposed a pair of agreements of understanding reached with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the Federal Communications Commission under the tenure of its chairman, Javier Rúa-Jovet.
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Claro freezes telecom service rate for the rest of 2015
February 20, 2015
Telecommunications service provider Claro announced Thursday it will freeze all of its mass market rates for wireless and fixed telephony, Internet and television services “in solidarity with the consumer’s economic situation.”
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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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