Subsidized High-Speed Internet Service Launched In Puerto Rico

Claro Puerto Rico has launched a subsidized broadband Internet service for low-income customers as a participant in a pilot program initiated by the Federal Communications Commission last year. The FCC established the Broadband Adoption Lifeline Pilot Program with the goal of providing broadband Internet to households that lack the service.  Claro received $2.5 million under the program to address the affordability challenges that perpetuate the digital divide in Puerto Rico. Below is an excerpt from a News Is My Business article chronicling developments in the launch: In December 2012, the FCC announced it had included three Puerto...