Wall Street Journal | March 23, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
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MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's largest mobile phone operator, America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX) unit Telcel, said Wednesday that it has filed complaints with the country's antitrust regulator against broadcasters Grupo Televisa SAB...
Wall Street Journal | March 23, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
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MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's largest mobile phone operator, America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX) unit Telcel, said Wednesday that it has filed complaints with the country's antitrust regulator against broadcasters Grupo Televisa SAB...
Appia | March 23, 2011 | Press Release
Store Offers Free and Paid Mobile Apps to Over 64 Million Subscribers
Telcel, the largest mobile operator in Mexico, today announces the availability of the Telcel Mobile Application Store, Ideas APPSTORE, powered by Appia. The store provides Telcel...
Wall Street Journal| March 16, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday that it has settled a dispute on interconnection rates between Mexico's leading mobile phone operator, America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX) unit Telcel, and fixed-line phone company Alestra, setting...
America Movil | March 15, 2011 | Press Release
Mexico City, Mexico, March 15, 2011 -- América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“AMX”)
(BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL) announced that in
today’s meeting, its Board of Directors decided to submit to the Ordinary and
Extraordinary General...
America Movil | March 15, 2011 | Press Release
Mexico City, Mexico, March 15, 2011 -- Ame?rica Mo?vil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“AMX”)
(BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL) announced that in
today’s meeting, its Board of Directors decided to submit to the Ordinary and
Extraordinary General...
Business Week | March 11, 2011 | Associated Press
Mexican telecom company American Movil plans to acquire a cell phone company's operations in Honduras and El Salvador.
Latin America's largest phone service provider says it has reached a deal to buy 100 percent of Jamaica-based Digicel's...
Wall Street Journal | March 9, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
MEXICO CITY—Mexico's largest phone company Telefonos de Mexico SAB said it plans to split into two companies, one of which will serve rural and marginalized areas where competitors haven't invested.
The decision by the company controlled by...
Wall Street Journal | March 9, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
MEXICO CITY—Mexico's largest phone company Telefonos de Mexico SAB said it plans to split into two companies, one of which will serve rural and marginalized areas where competitors haven't invested.
The decision by the company controlled by...
Embratel and Claro Brazil: With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to be a national sponsor, exclusively in the Telecommunication Services categories. Thus, Embratel and Claro will be able to use the right of associating their brand to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the...
Sports Business | March 7, 2011 | Matt Cutler
A consortium of Embratel and Claro has been appointed as a national sponsor of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Embratel and Claro has acquired exclusive rights within the telecommunications category for the Games, with the sponsorship deal...
Bloomberg | March 4, 2011 | Laura Price
Brazil Says Raising Rate to 11.75% Part of ‘Adjustment Process’
Brazil’s central bank signaled it will raise the benchmark interest rate for a third straight meeting next month, after pushing borrowing costs yesterday to a two-year high to cool...
Wall Street Journal | March 4, 2011 | JOSÉ DE CORDOBA
MEXICO CITY—Three of Mexico's most prominent billionaires—who were once a cozy group of amigos protecting each other's backs—are now battling over how to divvy up the country's $35-billion-a-year telecommunication and TV-broadcast market.
The fight pits Carlos Slim,...
Synchronica | March 1, 2011 | Press Release
Highlights:
Porta Ecuador offers Synchronica-based mobile instant messaging (IM) service to all 10.3 million subscribers
Porta's carrier-branded mobile IM service will create customer stickiness and reduce churn
Synchronica's industry-standard IMPS technology provides Porta with the opportunity to gain a high...
Synchronica | March 1, 2011 | Press Release
Highlights:
Porta Ecuador offers Synchronica-based mobile instant messaging (IM) service to all 10.3 million subscribers
Porta's carrier-branded mobile IM service will create customer stickiness and reduce churn
Synchronica's industry-standard IMPS technology provides Porta with the opportunity to gain a high...
Andina | February 24, 2011
Lima, Feb. 24 (ANDINA). America Movil has signed the contract for provision of telecoms services in Central and North Peru. America Movil won the tender for this project at the beginning of January.
The contract was awarded by the Peruvian Ministry...
Wall Street Journal | February 17, 2011 | Mercedes Alvaro
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QUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's largest cellphone company, Porta Celular, the local unit of Mexican communications giant America Movil SAB, (AMX, AMX.MX) plans to invest about $180 million during 2011 in the Andean country,...
Reuters | February 21, 2011 | Cyntia Barrera Diaz
(Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim pulled advertising from Mexico's top broadcaster after ad rates spiked by 20 percent, a Slim spokesman said on Sunday, in a deepening rivalry between two of the country's top tycoons.
But while Slim's...
A group of top mobile operators have publicly committed to launching and supporting Near Field Communications technology in short order, according to the GSMA.The group of 15 global operators making the early commitment to launch NFC services in some markets by 2012 includes: America...
Wall Street Journal | February 18, 2011 | Jose De Cordoba
MEXICO CITY—Companies controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim have decided to stop advertising through the country's biggest broadcaster, Grupo Televisa SAB.
The move by Mr. Slim, expected to cost Televisa some 4% of its advertising...
Wall Street Journal | February 17, 2011 | Mercedes Alvaro
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QUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's largest cellphone company, Porta Celular, the local unit of Mexican communications giant America Movil SAB, (AMX, AMX.MX) plans to invest about $180 million during 2011 in the Andean country,...
February 16 2011 - 12:15 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News
Latin American telecommunications provider América Móvil (AMX) said it will introduce a mobile advertising platform that will deliver targeted advertisements to mobile devices based on consumer preferences. The platform, which...
Business News Americas | February 15, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
As many as 400mn Latin Americans will have a smartphone in the next five years, as the boom in mobile data traffic use drives down the cost of these devices, América Móvil (NYSE: AMX) chief...