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March
The Brazilian government wants Telebrás to manage a programme to build a national fibre network to improve broadband access
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Carlos Slim’s América Móvil has raised $1.17 billion in debt to finance purchase of fixed-line operator Telmex Internacional
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Vivendi is hoping to secure mobile frequency spectrum for its new Brazilian acquisition, GVT
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February
Telefónica is to increase Brazilian investment from $1.2 billion in 2009 to $1.9 billion this year
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Nokia is looking at plans to make mobile phones in Argentina, adding to its nine worldwide plants including two in Latin America
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The government of Peru is planning a $260 million package to stimulate rural investment in mobile telecoms
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Cofetel, the Mexican regulator, is reviewing initial bids for two sections of spectrum, with final bids due in May
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Telefónica is launching cloud services for customers in Latin America, using NEC, following a similar service in Spain
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ZTE is to supply 12 of Telefónica’s operations in central and South America with a range of customised handsets
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Carlos Slim has succeeded in bringing together his Mexican fixed and mobile operations, Telmex and América Móvil
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The Brazilian government is planning to invest over $10 billion in state-owned telco TeleBras
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January
Mobile bandwidth auctions to mark beginning of competition in Costa Rica
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Telefónica is to invest $1.5 billion in expanding its optical fibre network through the Andean districts of Peru
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A family group is buying a 20% stake in Liberty Media’s Chilean cable and broadband operator, VTR
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Nextel Mexico, owned by NII in the US, is to bid for 3G spectrum in the country’s forthcoming auction
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Auditors working for Oi have increased their estimates of the potential cost of lawsuits facing Brasil Telecom and so Oi will recalculate the price of a share takeover
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Telecom Italia is saying that the government of Argentina is being unjust in requiring it to divest its stake in Telecom Argentina. Telefónica, which owns a large stake in Telecom Italia, is also active in Argentina
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Carlos Slim is planning to bring together his Mexican fixed, mobile and international phone companies with a $21 billion offer by América Móvil for Telmex and Telmex Internacional