Telecommunications in Puerto Rico

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Telecommunications in Puerto Rico includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Contents

Broadcasting in Puerto Rico is regulated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). [1]

History

The Puerto Rico Communications Authority (La Autoridad de Comunicaciones de Puerto Rico) was created with Law No. 212, on May 12, 1942. Five years later, the department was located at 1314 Juan Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce. [2]

Radio

The Edificio del Telegrafo in Santurce, Puerto Rico was the first building for telecommunications use in Puerto Rico and was built in 1947. Edificio del Telegrafo en 1314 Avenida Ponce de Leon, Santurce, Puerto Rico.jpg
The Edificio del Telégrafo in Santurce, Puerto Rico was the first building for telecommunications use in Puerto Rico and was built in 1947.

Television

WIPR-TV ("Wonderful Island of Puerto Rico") was inaugurated on January 26, 1949. [2] [5]

Telephones

Historic building which is now a Telephone and Telegraph museum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Monumentohistorico.oficinadetelegrafo.jpg
Historic building which is now a Telephone and Telegraph museum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Internet

Hurricane Maria destroyed the internet systems in Puerto Rico in September 2017. [8] 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. [9]

Internet censorship and surveillance

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Puerto Rico profile", BBC News, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Edificio del Telégrafo" (in Spanish). Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Arquitectura Histórica. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  3. ↑ "FM Query - FM Radio Technical Information - Audio Division (FCC) USA". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ "AM Query - AM Radio Technical Information - Audio Division (FCC) USA". Archived from the original on August 25, 2009.
  5. ↑ "WIPR: "La Maestra de la Televisión" que sigue transformando la vida de jóvenes". WIPR. October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Communications: Puerto Rico", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 9 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Dialing Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITY-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010)), Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 994-15.XII.2011, International Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva), 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's Internet Problems Go from Bad to Worse". www.pbs.org.
  9. ↑ "FCC Invests $950 Million to Improve Broadband in Puerto Rico, USVI". Federal Communications Commission. September 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
  11. ↑ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
  12. 1 2 3 Puerto Rico summary, National Broadband Map, 31 December 2012.
  13. ↑ Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine , Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
  14. ↑ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.
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