Wednesday, September 11-17, 2019 - // no. 020
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
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FOMB GOES FORTH WITH ITS AGENDA P6 CONVENTION CENTER REPORTS HIGHEST NUMBER OF VISITORS SINCE OPENING P8 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INDEX REVEALS POSITIVE OUTLOOK P10
PUERTO RICO’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS
“FULLY RESTORED” Network providers establish new mechanisms to ensure service continuity in the case of future atmospheric events
W Giovanna Garofalo
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ith the second anniversary of the historic Hurricane Maria approaching, and with hurricane season looming over Puerto Rico until November, the island’s telecommunications industry affirms that in addition to having recovered from the devastation caused by the category 4 storm, its respective companies are implementing strategies and technologies as to recover
more effectively in the event of another natural disaster. Sandra Torres, president of both the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the P.R. Telecommunications Bureau (NETPR by its Spanish initials), explained to THE WEEKLY JOURNAL that the experience of Hurricane Maria was an eye-opener in terms of the island’s weakened or outdated infrastructure as well as the importance of the industry. When the storm made landfall on Sept. 2017, it shattered key infrastructure belonging GO TO PAGE 4
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AFTER HURRICANE MARIA