Telecommunications in Puerto Rico

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)."Puerto Rico profile", BBC News, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

History Telegraph service was inaugurated in 1869, responding to an 1864 order by Spanish Governor Felix Maria Mesian.Eduardo Neumann Gandia, "Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 1987, p. 121. By 1872, the entire island had telegraph service as well as international connections to the rest of the Caribbean and Europe.Eduardo Neumann Gandia, "Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 1987, p. 121.

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, in the Edificio del Telégrafo, an Art Deco building completed in 1947 that housed the island's telegraph operations.

Radio

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). Television sets: 1.0 million sets (1997).

Telephones

Calling code-area codes: +1-787, +1-939"Communications: Puerto Rico", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 9 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014. International call prefix: 00Dialing 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. Main lines: 780,200 lines in use, 87th in the world (2012). Mobile cellular: 3.1 million lines, 130th in the world (2012). System: modern digital system integrated with that of the United States (2011). Satellite earth stations: Intelsat with high-speed data capability (2011). Communications cables: provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America (2011).

Internet Hurricane Maria destroyed the internet systems in Puerto Rico in September 2017. 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 Internet users: 1.9 million users, 92nd in the world; 51.4% of the population, 83rd in the world (2012).Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013"Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013 Fixed broadband: available to 65% of Puerto Ricans (2012).Puerto Rico summary, National Broadband Map, 31 December 2012. Wireless broadband: available to 98.7% of Puerto Ricans (2012). Available broadband technologies as a percentage of population: 48.2% DSL, 0.1% Fiber, 59.6% cable, 84.7% wireless (2012). Internet hosts: 469 hosts, 184th in the world (2012). IPv4: 1 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 250.2 addresses per 1000 people (2012).Select Formats , Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012. Internet service providers: 19 ISPs (1999).

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Telecommunications in Puerto Rico

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