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• Phone co. purchase.(PUERTO RICO)(mergers of America Movil and Puerto Rico Telephone Co.)(Brief article)

  - 2007-05-01

  America Movil finalized the purchase of Puerto Rico Telephone PRT, paying US$1.9 billion for the shares of the island's main telecom supplier, reports El Nuevo Dia (March 31, 2007). The deal includes the 52% shares of Verizon, 28% of the Govt. of Puerto Rico, the 13%...

  Tags: America Movil S.A. de C.V., Puerto Rico Telephone Co. Inc.

• PR telephone launches voice over IP.(Puerto Rico Telephone Co.)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-02-01

  Puerto Rico Telephone PRT, the leading telecommunications provider here, and a Verizon affiliate, said Jan. 12 it is launching a suite of new multimedia and advanced voice over Internet Protocol VoIP services to residential and corporate customers throughout the island using converged VoIP and multimedia communications...

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• TELCO ORDERED TO REIMBURSE US$68 MILLION.(Puerto Rico Telephone Co.)(Brief Article)

  - 2002-04-01

  The Telecommunications Regulatory Board JRT has ordered the Puerto Rico Telephone Co. PRTC to reimburse its clients U$67.9 million in excessive charges, and ordered it to reduce the costs of intra-island calls charged to other providers who use its network, reports El Nuevo Dia (March 1,...

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• The Puerto Rico Telephone Company

  - 1999-10-01

  THE PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY selected Nortel Networks with its $1 billion plan to build the company's telecommunications infrastructure. The first project involves a $20 million contract to connect 4,000 public schools to the Internet.

  Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Puerto Rico Telephone Co. Inc.

• ALYA Training 24 Technicians to Install and Maintain 300 Buildings for the Puerto Rico Telephone Company

  - 1999-06-28

  AUSTIN, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--June 28, 1999-- ALYA (OTC BB:ALYA) has begun training 24 technicians from the "Puerto Rico Telephone Company ("PRTC") to install and maintain a complete, state-of-the-art, contactless security control solution" based upon ALYA's O.P.E.N.centrixtm Open Platform for Essential Networks. The system will provide Access Control to about...

  Tags: ALYA International, GTE Corp., Puerto Rico Telephone Co. Inc.

• New PRTC President and Chief Executive Officer Jon Slater Unveils His Vision for the Future of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company

  - 1999-03-03

  IRVING, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--March 3, 1999-- Names Seven Key Executives to Help Lead the Transition Jon Slater, new president and chief executive officer of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company PRTC, today unveiled his vision for the company's future, and named seven key executives to help lead the transition. ...

  Tags: GTE Corp., Popular Inc., Puerto Rico Telephone Co. Inc.

• GTE-Led Consortium Completes Purchase of Controlling Stake in Puerto Rico Telephone Company

  - 1999-03-02

  IRVING, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--March 2, 1999--GTE Corp. today announced that a GTE-led consortium, which includes Popular Inc. of Puerto Rico, completed the purchase of a 50 percent-plus-one-share stake in the Puerto Rico Telephone Company PRTC. The transaction was approved by the Puerto Rico government in July 1998, when the GTE...

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• Brite expands prepaid service for PRTC - Brite Voice Systems Inc; Puerto Rico Telephone Co

  - 1998-06-15

  In a contract valued at more than $800,000, Brite Voice Systems [BVSI] is expanding the prepaid service offered by Celulares Telefonica, the wireless division of Puerto Rico Telephone Co. PRTC, following a higher than expected rate of growth since the service was launched late last year. Brite's prepaid service operates...

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• Corsair deploys RF Fingerprinting for Puerto Rico Telephone Company's Celulares Telefnica; PhonePrint system hits cellular fraud throughout Puerto Rico

  - 1997-02-07

  PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 7, 1997--Corsair Communications announced today that it has completed installation of its PhonePrint cellular fraud control system with Puerto Rico Telephone Company's Celulares Telefnica. The radio frequency RF fingerprinting system was installed throughout the island during December and January and is now disconnecting...

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