P.R. Laws tit. 27, § 267e
(a) The Board shall have primary jurisdiction over all telecommunications services and over all those persons [who] render these services in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and over any person with a direct or indirect interest in said services or companies. Specifically, the Board shall have jurisdiction over:
(1) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the Board, including any person or entity that uses its control over the telecommunications services or companies to carry out such violation.
(2) Any person whose actions affect the rendering of telecommunications service, including any person or entity that uses its control over telecommunications services or companies to affect the rendering of the above mentioned services.
(3) Any person who carries out any activity for which a certification from the Board is necessary.
(4) Any person whose actions or omissions are detrimental to the activities, resources or interests over which the Board has regulatory, supervisory or surveillance powers, including any person who uses his/her control over telecommunications services or companies in such a manner that is detrimental to them.
(b) The Board shall have jurisdiction to regulate the service contract terms and conditions of DBS companies rendering such services in Puerto Rico over any person with a direct or indirect interest in such services or companies, and to address subscriber complaints related to such services and/or contract terms and conditions; also, to address consumer complaints related to services offered within Puerto Rico by DBS companies operating in Puerto Rico. The Board shall have jurisdiction, insofar as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of federal laws and regulations, especially those of the Federal Communications Commission. As for DBS services, the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Federal regulations have preemption in all that pertains to the authorization, construction, and regulation of the transmission of energy by interstate or foreign radio in Puerto Rico.
The Board shall exercise its jurisdiction in all that is not in conflict with federal statutory or regulatory provisions, especially those that correspond to the Federal Communications Commission, as well as those preemptive federal norms.
History —Sept. 12, 1996, No. 213, § II-6; Feb. 18, 2011, No. 11, § 2.