Sponsored Link: Uruguay - Telecoms Market Overview & Statist

Uruguay’s state-owned Antel retains a monopoly over local telephony, although long-distance domestic and international telephony, mobile services, and the Internet are all open to competition. Yet the country leads Latin America in many key indicators (teledensity, computer, Internet penetration), and has the region’s highest literacy rate. In September 2005, Antel began the first 3G trial in Latin America, with a select group of customers. Antel’s subsidiary Ancel is the mobile market leader, but since 2005, it has two strong competitors: Telefónica Móviles, operating as Movistar, and América Móvil, operating as CTI Móvil. This report provides an overview of Uruguay’s telecom sector, relevant statistics, and brief profiles of the main operators.

Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia).

Date: March, 2006.