Online Numbers for Puerto Rico [ Edited ]

[orh4105]

HELLO,

Just to clarify that Puerto Rico only appears to create new accounts in Skype, but Puerto Rico do not appears in the list of states to get online numbers.

My question is:

Why SKYPE do not has available online numbers for Puerto Rico?    All communication companies include the areas codes of Puerto Rico in his lists.

I will appreciate your support.  Thanks.

[NormanM Moderator]

orh4105 wrote:

Why SKYPE do not has available online numbers for Puerto Rico?  

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Hello,

Puerto Rico is not part of the United States.

The Online # program can only be introduced in Puerto Rico when the telco authorities there issue the necessary licenses.

[borikua]

Just to let everyone know, including Skype management, Puerto Rico pays taxes to the US and has been part of US since 1898. It's time we get equal access to US services. I'm sure PR telco authorities wouldn't have an issue with Skype offering their service to the island.

[VaughnSC]

Bravo, Norman. You may want to explain your pronouncements to the FCC (our telco regulator) and/or our Congressman. 

How about explaining why PR (and presumably GU/VI/AS) IPs are being blocked from seeing the US/Canada Unlimited subscriptions? I'm sure both the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission would take an interest in Skype charging us over twice as much ($6.99).

Even AT&T, Verizon and Sprint know better. (Coverage Maps, WITH Puerto Rico. Who knew?)

Do us all a favor and escalate this. Please?

[castorcito16]

How many of us?

[castorcito16]

Puerto Rico is territory of The United States of America.

[juankarlos]

As said borikua, Puerto Rico is inside the FCC Regulations, and i quote:

"FCC has jurisdiction in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the American Virgin Islands." Maybe you have to read more about that. That's a problem what have some companies in the US, Look PR as a piece of earth where some people don't know where we are.

PR pays IRS, Social Security, and others.

Don't Look PR as some politicians view us.

[FlyNumber]

For one reason or another Puerto Rico phone numbers/ DID Numbers seem to be regulated locally in Puerto Rico.

This also explains the price differences between getting a USA phone number and a Puerto Rico one.