The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB) es, Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones (JRT) was created in 1996 as a result of passage of Puerto Rico's Telecommunications Reform Law, drafted by then Sen.
Kenneth McClintock and then Rep.
Angel Cintrón. The three-member board was originally chaired by attorney Phoebe Forsythe Isales
and is currently chaired by attorney Miguel Reyes. One of its original members, Vicente Aguirre, remains on the board.
The TRB exercises state-level regulatory powers not preempted by federal law, and works closely with the
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...
(FCC).
References
{{Secretariat of Governance of Puerto Rico
Secretariat of Governance of Puerto Rico
Telecommunications in Puerto Rico
Telecommunications regulatory authorities
Regulation in Puerto Rico
Regulatory boards