América Móvil
Has Big Plans
For Satellite
Television In
Costa Rica
América Móvil,
the
telecommunications
company of
Mexican magnate
Carlos Slim, has
its eyes on
Costa Rica,
planning to make
its mark in
satellite
television and
cellular
telecommunications.
América Móvil is
owner of the
brand "Claro",
which is well
known in 18
different
countries in the
Americas.
Ricardo Taylor,
general manager
of Claro Costa
Rica confirmed
that the company
has already
applied for a
license to offer
satellite
television
services and
later to offer
cellular phone
and internet
services in one
single package.
Competing for
market position
in the wireless
market are also
Digiel, Cable &
Wireless,
Millicom (Tigo)
and Telefónica (Movistar),
who will go head
to head with
Costa Rica's
own, the state
telecom,
Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad
(ICE).
However, in
addition to ICE,
only three will
get the go ahead
from the
Superintendencia
de
Telecomunicaciones
(Sutel) that
will be getting
ready to make
their choice of
operators in
August. However,
it won't be
until 2011 that
operators will
be able to offer
their services
to the public.
América Móvil
estimates that
it can sign up
10.000 new
clients a year
for its
satellite
television.
According to
figures by the
Instituto
Nacional de
Estadística y
Censos (INEC),
30% of Costa
Rican homes are
connected to
suscription
television
(cable or
satellite),
which represents
a market
potential of
330.000
subscribers.
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