by Virginia Anziano | Sep 2, 2020 | Telecommunications
Dish Mexico (owned by EchoStar and MVS Comunicaciones) −a company that provides Satellite TV, Internet and mobile phone services− has begun to offer telecom packages that include a subscription to streaming platform Amazon Prime Video. Dish Mexico is the second...
Costa Rica:
Liberty Latin America acquires Telefónica’s Costa Rican unit
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 30, 2020 | Telecommunications
After the failure of the transaction between Telefónica and Millicom, the Spanish company has reached an agreement to sell Movistar Costa Rica to Liberty Latin America (LLA). The announcement was made by both companies on July 30. The amount of the transaction will be...
Costa Rica:
Telefónica offers Costa Rican unit for sale again and there are potential buyers
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 1, 2020 | Telecommunications
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, which operates under Movistar brand in Costa Rica, intends to offer its local unit for sale again, following Millicom’s withdrawal from the acquisition two months ago. According to some Spanish media, a due diligence...
Mexico:
Televisa launchs mobile phone service as a MVNO thus becoming a quad play provider
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 1, 2020 | Telecommunications
Mexican telecommunications company Televisa started commercialization of its mobile phone service as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on June 1, as a result of which it has become a quad play provider. In fact, Televisa’s brand Izzi has been supplying Pay TV,...
Argentina:
Carlos Moltini appointed as Chairman of Telecom Board of Directors
by Gustavo Hernández | May 22, 2020 | Telecommunications
On May 21, telecommunications company Telecom informed the Argentine Scurities and Exchange Commission that Carlos Moltini had been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The decision followed Alejandro Urricelqui’s resignation from the position (for...
Latin America:
Digicel seeks to have Bermuda insolvency case recognized in the U.S.A. to preserve assets while restructuring debt
by Virginia Anziano | May 19, 2020 | Telecommunications
Digicel, a company that provides Pay TV, Internet and telephone services in many countries in Central America and the Caribbean, has filed for Chapter 15 proceedings in a U.S. bankruptcy court in order to preserve its assets and prevent attachments, so that it may...