Exasperated Puerto Ricans desperate for cellphone service turn to Mexican carrier [telecom]

Oct 03, 2017 0 Replies

By Nick Brown and Robin Respaut Reuters



FAJARDO, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans exasperated by the patchy U.S. relief response to their hurricane-blasted island are turning to a Mexican billionaire's mobile phone network they say has been faster to restore service.



Claro Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of America Movil owned by Carlos Slim, has stepped up to a challenge in the wake of Hurricane Maria that U.S. peers like AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. have been slower to address, residents said.



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