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Latest Telecoms News from Argentina |
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America Movil Seizes the Lead as Argentina's Penetration nears 100% The number of mobile connections in Argentina is almost certain to have surpassed 40m at the time of writing, having reached 39.47m at the end of Q1 08. Furthermore, if Q2 net additions match last year's figure, then penetration will have broken the 100% barrier by the end of the current quarter, with Q1's figure standing at 97.3%....Hedge Fund Loses Appeal in Telecom Argentina US Bankrupty A federal court rejected an appeal by a hedge fund seeking to pursue its own claims against Telecom Argentina over the company's $2.6 billion debt restructuring....Telecom Argentina Appeals Probe Extension in Telefonica Case Telecom Argentina has appealed a judge's decision to extend the term of a monitor placed inside the company to assess whether Spanish company Telefonica's stake in its Italian parent creates a conflict of interest in Argentina....Telecom Argentina - Mobile Dominates Group Revenues Telecom Argentina's mobile unit Personal added more than half a million customers in its home market in Q4 2007 to end the year with a total of 10.67m - 27% up year on year....Argentina's Telecom Workers to Get Bonus Pay for 2007 Inflation Argentina's telecom workers will get a 700-peso ($221) bonus to compensate for a loss of purchasing power caused by food inflation last year, a press officer for the Foetra-Fatel union told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday....Telecom Italia Positive on Argentina Probe - Source Telecom Italia Chairman Gabriele Galateri and Chief Executive Franco Bernabe are "positive" about the outcome of an investigation by Argentina's antitrust agency into Telecom Argentina, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires on Friday....Exciting Opportunities for WiMax Providers in Latin America Broadband markets in Latin America are already entering a mature stage, with almost 12 million subscribers in the five major markets - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. In comparison, the number of WiMax subscribers in the region does not surpass a few thousands....Argentina: Telcos expect to invest US$1.11bn in 2008 Argentina's largest telecommunications operators are expected to invest approximately 3.5bn pesos (US$1.11bn) in 2008 mainly in broadband and mobile network infrastructure, local newspaper Infobae reported....Argentina: Mobile lines up 28% at end-Nov Argentina had 38.7mn mobile lines in service at the end of November 2007, up 28% compared to the same time in 2006, national statistics institute Indec said in a statement....Argentine mobile operator Personal, a unit of Telecom Argentina, has expanded its 3G services to coastal cities including Mar del Plata, Pinamar, Cariló, Villa Gesell and San Bernardo, daily newspaper El Cronista reported.... |