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The Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico aka Puerto Rico Internet Exchange (IXPR) is an internet exchange point situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1] It was established on November 22, 2005, by Mehmet Akcin and Dr. Oscar Moreno.
In 1999, the technology sector in Puerto Rico was ranked 16th in exports and 37th in employment as compared to the 50 states and Washington DC. [ 2 ] As a result of the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis , interest in revitalizing the economy through the technology sector was expressed, with Alberto Bacó Bagué describing it as "one of the ...
Hurricane Maria destroyed the internet systems in Puerto Rico in September 2017. [10] Then in 2019, the US Federal Communications Commission stated $950 million had been approved for the rebuilding and strengthening of Puerto Rico's and the Virgin Island's internet infrastructure. [11] Top-level domain: .pr [8]
In 2010, Critical Hub Networks Inc. received a $25.7 million ARRA grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce to bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and health care through the improvement of broadband internet services in Puerto Rico. The project awarded is the Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative.
In May 2013, OneLink Communications began offering Internet speeds up to 20 Mbit/s download and 2 Mbit/s upload. In June 2013, Onelink Communications began offering Internet speeds up to 40 Mbit/s download and 2 Mbit/s upload. As of 2021, the fastest Internet speeds offered by Liberty Puerto Rico are 600 Mbit/s download and 30 Mbit/s upload.
Claro Puerto Rico is the largest telecommunications service provider in Puerto Rico. It is headquartered in Guaynabo , Puerto Rico , and has operated for almost a century offering voice, data, long distance, broadband , directory publishing and wireless services for the island residents and businesses.
The first school in Puerto Rico was the Escuela de gramática (Grammar School). The school was established by Bishop Alonso Manso in 1513, in the area where the cathedral would later be constructed. The school was free of charge and the courses taught were Latin language, literature, history, science, art, philosophy and theology. [6]
"United States TV Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive; Pedro Miranda Corrada (1974). "La cable television en Puerto Rico". Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (in Spanish) (42).