Broadband VI has won an $84.5 million federal bid to buildout phase 2 of the Connect USVI program, whose aim is to provide affordable voice and broadband services for 10-year periods with speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second downstream. The bid, awarded through the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, is part of the commission's $691.2 million every-decade program that aims to aid the USVI and Puerto Rico in meeting its broadband needs. For Puerto Rico, $504.7 million has been allocated in phase 2 through the Uniendo Fund, while the USVI has been allocated $186.5 million over the next ten years through the Connect USVI fund — with broadband winning the first $84.4 million bid of phase 2. "Each winning applicant that is authorized to receive Stage 2 Fixed support will be required to offer voice and broadband services meeting the relevant…
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Updated at 5:11 a.m. Tues. May 11: Service for Liberty Mobile USVI, formerly AT&T, has been restored…
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Liberty Details Expansion and Improvements of…
Staff Consortium April 19, 2021Liberty Mobile USVI has provided an on the ongoing enhancements and expansion of its mobile network…
In First For USVI, Viya Announces 1 Gigabit Internet…
Staff Consortium March 25, 2021Viya, the largest telecommunications provider in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has announced a major development…
Flying a Drone in USVI Skies in 2022 Will Require…
Staff Consortium December 29, 2020The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Monday final…
USVI 90 Percent 5G Ready, Liberty Latin America…
Ernice Gilbert December 04, 2020One month after it officially acquired AT&T’s wireless and wireline operations in Puerto Rico and the…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists world...
The University of the Virgin Islands said Thursday that tech savvy industry leaders, facetime with Silicon Valley icons and an extended competition, were just a few of the highlights that made Hackfes...
ST. THOMAS — Viya, the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. Virgin Islands experienced a major service interruption Friday that impacted a number of its consumer products and services in t...
Viya on Wednesday announced the launch of its WiFi+ and TV+ offerings. "Virgin Islanders are demanding more and better connectivity options," Viya said. adding that it has been investing in increasin...
Twenty-five high school students from across the Virgin Islands will participate in a two-week long virtual Innovation Camp organized around the use of AI to determine the freshness of foods in superm...
PromoTix, a U.S. Virgin Islands-based company providing event ticketing, sales, and marketing services, announced Friday PromoStream, a new ticketed live streaming software platform. PromoStream combi...
Viya on Thursday announced several recent network upgrades, including three new cell sites, which the company said will expand wireless coverage throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. Viya said it has b...
The Research and Technology Park (RTPark) said Thursday it has selected eight startups to participate in Cohort 2 of its business accelerator and demo day. The program, originally slated to take place...
Senate lawmakers heard testimony about the glitches in the implementation of the "Call Before You Dig" laws in the Virgin Islands on Wednesday. According to testimony from telecommunications companie...
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