Cell phones in Argentina
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Telecom Italia Reported to be Looking to Exit Argentinian Market Telecom Italia is reported to have hired advisors to help it sell its indirect stake in Telecom Argentina. The company owns a 50% stake in Sofora Telecomunicaciones, which in turn owns controlling interest in Telecom Argentina....Argentina Planning Higher Taxes on Mobile Phone Imports The GSM Association says that it is concerned about plans to raise taxes on mobile phones in Argentina. The bill seeks to extend internal taxes on mobile handsets to a 17% nominal rate for imports and/or sales which are not produced in the Tierra del Fuego special economic zone....Telecom Argentina - Annual growth over 20% despite high penetration rate Telecom Argentina operates Argentina's third largest mobile network by customer numbers, with 13.17m connections at the end of Q1 09. On an annual basis it was the fastest growing of the country's four networks with a growth rate of 21.0%,...Mobile VoIP to Generate Revenues of over US$8 billion in Latin America by 2014 A report from Signals Telecom Consulting indicates that Brazil will continue to lead the VoIP market in Latin America, and will account for over 38% of total revenue for the region by 2014, driven by the adoption of wireless technologies,...Telefonica Testing "Idle Screen" Mobile Advertising Telefonica's Argentinean mobile network has announced the launch of an "idle screen" marketing service which is operated by Celltick's LiveScreen Media platform....Fitch Affirms Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal's IDRs; Outlook Stable Fitch said that the affirmation of Telecom Argentina and Personal's ratings reflects a sound credit profile, strong operating performance and manageable debt maturity profile over the medium term....NII Holdings Q1 Results - P&L belies underlying strength NII Holdings, the iDEN operator with subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru has reported Q1 numbers. These show a 3% year-on-year drop in revenues to $961m and a 14% decline in EBITDA, to $245m....Mobile Banking is Emerging as a New Revenue Stream for Mobile Operators Mobile banking is a budding service in Latin America and is expected to catch on in countries such as Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, where the economic and political condition is relatively stable....USB Modem Cost for 3G Connections in Latin America More Than US$53 Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report which analyzes the offer of Internet access via 3G connections from 20 mobile operators. One important differentiation factor in unlimited packages is the type of device used to gain access to the network....Telecom Argentina has reported that its net income for 2008 rose by 9% to reach 264 million, while revenues rose by 17% to $2.9 billion. ... |
