Claro Puerto Rico
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Verizon Wireless 2000–2007 América Móvil 2007–present | |
| Subsidiaries | CoquiNet Corporation, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. |
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| Website | claropr |
Claro Puerto Rico is one of the largest telecommunications services company in Puerto Rico. It is headquartered in
Present Day
On April 3, 2006,
On December 31, 2006, Verizon and América Móvil completed Verizon Dominicana ownership transfer into Mexican hands. After another three months and various litigations upon the
Currently,
As of February 2011 America Móvil has rebranded its wireline (fixed line), broadband DSL, television and dial-up services as Claro. The only services that, for now, remain branded as Claro - Puerto Rico Telephone are business, government or corporate.
Effective March 2013, all Claro Puerto Rico have been rebranded. Services to business, government and enterprises are now offered under the Claro Empresas brand.
Relationship with Verizon Wireless
Until 2014, Claro continued to offer a CDMA network for Verizon Wireless customers as well as legacy Claro customers. The CDMA network appeared as "Extended Network" coverage on Verizon[6] - meaning the majority of Verizon customers were able use it at no extra charge. Prepaid providers like Page Plus Cellular however had to pay roaming in Puerto Rico.
Data access for Verizon customers was at full speed. However, Claro deployed EV-DO before launching its GSM/UMTS network. As a result, Claro had the slowest CDMA coverage on Verizon Wireless at sub-3G 1xRTT speeds, peaking at 144-230 kbit/speed. Roaming customers would not access the EV-DO local network.
Data, like voice, was Extended Network coverage which had per-KB roaming charges on some older plans.
As of 2014, the former Verizon CDMA network has been shut down with Claro now using GSM, UMTS, and LTE exclusively. Verizon has since signed a 2G and 3G CDMA roaming agreement with Open Mobile, where Verizon customers can use its network without charge. Later on, Verizon has also signed another agreement with Claro to also allow customers use their LTE Network.
See also
References
- ^ "PRT | DMAX | CLARO | Historia". 2010-09-19. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Verizon Communications Completes the Sale of Its Interest in Puerto Rico Telephone. Verizon International-Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
- ^ "Verizon Communications Completes the Sale of Its Interest in Verizon Dominicana." Verizon International-Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
- ^ "América Móvil acquires PRTC, Inc.." Cellular-news.com April 2, 2007.
- ^ América Móvil completes takeover of PRT, rebrands mobile arm as Claro." Teleography's CommsUpdate April 2, 2007.
- ^ "Better Matters - Verizon Wireless". www.verizonwireless.com.