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

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

History

Telegraph service was inaugurated in 1869, responding to an 1864 order by Spanish Governor Felix Maria Mesian. By 1872, the entire island had telegraph service as well as international connections to the rest of the Caribbean and Europe.

The Puerto Rico Communications Authority () 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.]]

  • Stations: 140 radio stations (as of January 2015).

Television

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

  • Stations: more than 30 TV stations operating; three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service; cable TV subscription services are available (2007).
  • International call prefix: 00
  • Main lines: 780,200 lines in use, 87th in the world (2012). 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.
  • Top-level domain: .pr
  • Fixed broadband: available to 65% of Puerto Ricans (2012).
  • Wireless broadband: available to 98.7% of Puerto Ricans (2012).
  • Internet service providers: 19 ISPs (1999).

Internet censorship and surveillance

See also

  • Economy of Puerto Rico
  • Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico
  • Media of Puerto Rico

References

  • About NIC.pr, the registrar for the .pr top-level domain name.
  • Internet Society Puerto Rico
  • Federal government grants to expand broadband Internet access in Puerto Rico, Broadband USA.
  • Puerto Rico summary, National Broadband Map, 31 December 2012.
  • Radio Puerto Rico
  • El Nuevo Dia
  • WIPR-TV 6 & WIPM-TV 3