TRB urges citizens to report metals theft
July 28, 2017
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board is going after those who steal metals, a problem that is on the rise, agency President Sandra Torres said Thursday following an inspection of a home in San Sebastián used as an illegal metals collections center.
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Agencies join to battle $5M-a-year copper theft problem
January 27, 2015
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the Puerto Rico Police Department signed an agreement Monday to step up the fight against copper theft, which represents about $5 million in annual losses for public and private sector companies.
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Senate bill goes after illicit paid TV decoder suppliers
August 26, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing this week to analyze Bill 410, which proposes to ban the sale, installation, tampering, and alteration of equipment for satellite, cable television, and similar paid television services, punishing such activities with a fine, jail time or both.
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Claro Puerto Rico’s copper theft losses reach $4M in ’12
May 3, 2013
Telecommunications carrier Claro de Puerto Rico has reported 280 incidents of copper theft at its facilities this year — mostly along the island’s southwestern region — that not only cause service interruptions, but represent a safety risk as well. Last year, the company saw $4 million in losses related to the proliferation of the problem, company executives said.
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Op-Ed: A reporter’s worst nightmare
August 20, 2012
It had to happen eventually. After many years of traveling and having to go through the hassle of pulling my laptop out of my carry-on luggage to oblige with the U.S. Transportation and Safety Administration's airport security requirements, my most important work tool was stolen last week in the blink of an eye.
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