Chile

Investment in América Móvil's telecoms assets in 2011 is set to reach MXN10bn (US$832mn), according to company owner, Carlos Slim. He also plans to invest the same amount in Mexican... 2011-02-04

Chile held onto its number one spot in this quarter's Business Environment Ratings despite a small decrease in the Country Risk score. Meanwhile, Venezuela and Colombia continue to... 2011-01-27

Telefónica-backed Movistar has been fined CLP2.258bn (US$4.6mn) by the Supreme Court for abusing its dominant position in Chile's fiercely competitive broadband market. Movistar had... 2011-01-18

Mobile handset manufacturer Alcatel is targeting Latin America for a share in the tablet computer market. The company aims to launch a low-priced Wi-Fi-only tablet to the market, hoping... 2011-01-13

2010 saw the first moves towards convergence in the Latin American telecoms market, as well as several countries implementing mobile number portability (MNP). Looking forward, BMI... 2010-12-30

Shares in Brazilian mobile operator Vivo rose on the back of news that the company will be integrated with fixed-line operator Telefônica Telesp. Both companies are owned by Spanish... 2010-12-29

América Móvil has revealed its expansion plans as it targets 100mn new mobile subscribers by 2014.

The Chilean president, Sebastián Piñera, has inaugurated the long-anticipated first phase of the country's Red de Internet Rural: Todo Chile Comunicado (Rural Internet Network: All... 2010-09-13

Chile has become the first country to pass legislation explicitly protecting net neutrality, so that internet service providers (ISPs) cannot give preferential treatment to one type... 2010-09-07

Embratel, a leading fixed-line operator in Brazil, has offered to buy the American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of local cable provider Net Serviços de Comunicação (NET) for BRL23.00... 2010-09-01