Colombia will use telecom fines to pre-finance 2018 budget
Colombia will use $980 million in fines paid by two mobile phone operators to pre-finance budgetary needs for next year, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Wednesday. In July, a…
Colombia will use $980 million in fines paid by two mobile phone operators to pre-finance budgetary needs for next year, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Wednesday. In July, a…
The Federal Communications Commission reached a $25 million settlement with AT&T Inc over a consumer data breach at call centers in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines, the US communications regulator…
Telecom companies Tigo and Une announced a merger on Tuesday, and Avantel reported that it is investing $250 million to join the 4G club.
Colombia’s Comptroller’s Office announced on Tuesday that it will be investigating the country’s technology and information minister after recent renovations of contracts with international telecommunication companies “raised doubts.”
Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica plans to sell off its Colombia stakes to finance its debt, reported the Financial Times on Wednesday.
Mobile apps for cell phones have made calling to Colombia both easier and cheaper, said one of the providers Tuesday. According to Bogdan Obretin, spokesman of enjoyprepaid.com, the introduction of smart…
Colombia’s government launched an investigation Wednesday into BlackBerry service outages that have disrupted email and instant-messaging, and said it may force the product’s maker, Research in Motion Ltd., to pay…
Services outages for the BlackBerry, which have plagued smartphone users worldwide for three days, spread to Colombia Wednesday, news site Enter.co announced. Users in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela…
Colombia’s government said Wednesday it aims to further reduce its holdings in Colombia Telecomunicaciones, or Telecom, which is 51% controlled by Spain’s Telefonica SA and is Colombia’s biggest fixed-line telephone…