Business Chief US+CAN Magazine March 2017 | Page 138

TELEFÓNICA USA
Telefónica ’ s ownership of Telefónica de Argentina , which is the largest fixed-line operator in the country . It provides broadband , local and long distance telephone services in the southern part of the country as well as the Greater Buenos Aires area . The Telefónica Group has been in the country since 1990 . The mobile business is run by Telefónica Móviles through Movistar . Its mobile brand in the Spanish speaking world reaches Chile , Uruguay , Peru , Ecuador , Venezuela , Colombia , Nicaragua , Guatemala , Panama , El Salvador , Costa Rica , Nicaragua and Mexico . “ We also have data centers in every one of
these countries ,” he adds , “ Though for international communications we rely mainly on São Paulo , Miami and Madrid , we have many international customers , based in the USA , who want a presence in Europe and across Latin America . Our mission is to deliver business value to the group no matter where the money lands . For instance , we provide mobile services to our companies but at the end of the day the contractual relationship and the billing is all done locally . Under current regulations , mobile services have to be delivered in the country where they are used .”
The entire Telefónica group is
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