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Tag: Movistar

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Telefónica sells Movistar Uruguay to Millicom

    The move was a part of Telefónica's large-scale departure from Latin America

    The Spanish company Telefónica, through its subsidiary Telefónica Hispanoamérica, sold its Movistar Uruguay business to Millicom, a Luxembourg-based company operating under the Tigo brand, as part of its strategy to reduce its presence in Latin America. The transaction, announced to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), is now subject to regulatory approvals. It is also a part of Telefónica's asset divestment plan, following sales in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru in 2024, totaling over US$2 billion.

  • Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

    Another Argentine group after Telefónica Uruguay

    Former Telefónica CEO Luis Miguel Gilpérez is in charge of negotiations on behalf of Grupo Olmos

    The Argentine business Olmos Group, the owner of the news channel Crónica TV, Diario Crónica, Evolución Seguros, and other companies in the health care business in Argentina, have begun negotiations to buy over Telefónica's Uruguay, the subsidiary announced Wednesday.

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2013 - 06:51 UTC

    Argentine mobile phone companies have to adjust rates and charge by the second

    The companies were given an additional sixty days to adjust to the new regulation

    Mobile phone companies operating in Argentina will have 60 days to adjust all their rates and charge by the second, Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido and Communications Secretary Norberto Berner confirmed in a news conference. Companies Personal, Movistar and Claro will only have 15 days to implement the change for new customers according to the resolution published in the Official Gazette.

  • Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 07:39 UTC

    Argentina slaps huge fine on Spanish mobile phone service

    Minister De Vido: outages are not tolerated

    Argentina has fined Telefonica 43 million dollars for a mobile phone service interruption last month, which threatens to further exacerbate tensions between the two countries.