Radio
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). [1]
Telegraph service was inaugurated in 1869, responding to an 1864 order by Spanish Governor Felix Maria Mesian. [2] By 1872, the entire island had telegraph service as well as international connections to the rest of the Caribbean and Europe. [3]
The Puerto Rico Communications Authority (La Autoridad de Comunicaciones de Puerto Rico) 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. [4]
WIPR-TV ("Wonderful Island of Puerto Rico") was inaugurated on January 26, 1949. [4] [7]
Hurricane Maria destroyed the internet systems in Puerto Rico in September 2017. [10] 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. [11]
Eduardo Neumann Gandía, was one of Puerto Rico's most accomplished historians. He is particularly well known for his nineteenth century book Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce: desde sus primitivos tiempos hasta la época contemporánea. His father was Guillermo Neumann, who was mayor of Ponce from 23 April 1851 to 30 September 1851. Eduardo Neumann Gandía's most important work was Benefactores y Hombres Notables de Puerto Rico.. Neumann wrote profusely during a period of 30 years, producing some 20 major works plus numerous articles in newspapers and periodicals.
José Ortiz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1812 to 1814, 1815 to 1816, 1820 to 1821, 1823 to 1826, 1837 to 1838, 1842 to 1843, 1843 to 1844, and in 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most — eight times. He was an hacendado.
Juan Dávila was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1819. His Secretario Municipal was Matias Vidal.
Alejandro Ordóñez was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 3 January 1816 to 31 December 1818. He was a teniente justicia mayor.
Elicio Berriz was a Spanish soldier and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1869 to 11 May 1870. and again from 1 January 1872 until his mayoral assignment was passed to two Ponce municipal assemblymen, Francisco Arce y Romero and Alejandro Albizu, later that year. As a Spanish Army soldier, Berriz held the rank of Artillery Colonel.
Juan Prats was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, twice in 1849. He was a landowner, owning—among others—Hacienda La Matilde, in Ponce. He was also an appraiser, best known for the contentious appraisal of the plot of land where the Ponce City Hall was built.
José Benito Paz Falcón was one of five interim mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico, during the period of 14 February 1854 to 24 July 1854. The other four interim mayors during that six-month period were Julio Duboc, Escolástico Fuentes, Pablo Manfredi, and Antonio E. Molina.
Francisco Romero was an interim Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1847 and again in 1866.
Vicente de Soliveres y Miera was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 4 April 1888 to 19 March 1889.
José Mirelis was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 May 1880 to 31 January 1881. He was a Spanish soldier with the rank of colonel.
Demetrio Santaella was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 22 January 1867 to 31 December 1868.
Francisco José de Mercado was interim mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from early in 1822 to 31 December 1822.
Vicente Pérez Valdivieso was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 11 May 1870 to 27 July 1871.
Rafael de Zárate y Sequera was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 11 June 1884 to 16 July 1886.
Carlos Cabrera y Martínez was interim Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 November 1866 to 19 December 1866. He was interim mayor, together with Francisco Romero, and both performed as interim corregidors until Colonel Enrique O'Neil became the appointed corregidor on 20 December 1866 for the remainder of that year and into 1867.
Tomás Pérez Guerra was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1826 to 31 December 1826.
Alejandro Albizu was an interim corregidor Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from when interim corregidor Francisco Arce y Romero terminated his mayoral duties around March 1872. He mayored the municipality of Ponce until 26 September 1872.
Miguel Arribas was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 28 July 1871 to 31 December 1871.
Francisco Olazarra was a corregidor Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 23 June 1865 to 31 December 1865
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2013 edition.) 
