by Hernán Amaya | Mar 24, 2025 | Telecommunications
Argentina’s government, headed by President Javier Milei, issued a communication on March 21 informing that it had “decided to enact a precautionary order suspending the effects of the acquisition of Telefónica by Telecom.” The agreement for the...
Colombia:
Millicom fulfils preliminary agreement to acquire Telefónica’s subsidiary in Colombia
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 13, 2025 | Telecommunications
Millicom, the telecommunications company holding nearly 50% of the capital of Colombian operator Tigo, announced on March 12 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colombian assets owned by Telefónica, which has a 67.5% stake in Movistar Colombia....
Argentina:
DirecTV gets license to offer mobile services
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 7, 2024 | Telecommunications
On October 4, Argentina’s National Communications Agency (Enacom), currently under government intervention, approved the application for a license to provide mobile services filed by DirecTV, a telecommunications company owned by Grupo Werthein. The company has been...
Argentina:
Government overturns executive order classifying Pay TV, Internet and mobile phone services as public utilities
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 9, 2024 | Telecommunications
By means of Urgency Executive Order (in Spanish DNU) No. 302 of April 9, Milei’s administration overturned Executive Order No. 690, which was issued in 2020 and set forth that Pay TV, Internet and mobile phone services were to be considered essential public utilities....