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Teledensity in Colombia is slightly lower than the Latin American average. The fixed-line market is stagnant, with customers opting for alternative technologies and mobility in preference to traditional phones. Colombia has around 30 local telephone providers, partly private, and partly owned by the municipalities where they operate. Since the opening of the long distance telephony market in July 2007, more than 20 long distance licences have been issued, though new market entrants must face the incumbent operators’ reluctance to provide interconnection. This report provides an overview of Colombia’s telecom infrastructure, together with profiles of all major and some minor fixed-line operators, accompanied by relevant statistics and analyses.

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Telecom network operators in Colombia
  
  • 2.1 Overview of operators
    
    • 2.1.1 Local operators
      
    • 2.1.2 Long-distance operators
      
  • 2.2 Telefónica Telecom (previously Colombia Telecom)
    
    • 2.2.1 Telebucaramanga
      
  • 2.3 ETB
    
  • 2.4 UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones
    
    • 2.4.1 Edatel
      
    • 2.4.2 Emtelsa
      
    • 2.4.3 EPM Bogotá
      
    • 2.4.4 Telefónica de Pereira
      
  • 2.5 Telmex Colombia
    
  • 2.6 Emcali
    
• 3. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 3.1 National telecom networks
    
  • 3.2 International infrastructure
    
    • 3.2.1 Submarine cable networks
      
    • 3.2.2 Satellite networks
      
  • 3.3 Infrastructure developments
    
    • 3.3.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
      
    • 3.3.2 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
      
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Fixed lines in service - major operators’ market share – 2000 - 2008
• Table 2 – DLD traffic: market share by operator – 1999 - 2007
• Table 3 – ILD outgoing traffic: market share by operator – 1999 - 2007
• Table 4 – Telefónica Telecom – lines in service – 2000 - 2008
• Table 5 – ETB – lines in service – 2000 - 2008
• Table 6 – UNE-EPM – lines in service – 2000 - 2008
• Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1996 - 2008
• Table 8 – Teledensity by department – 2007

• Exhibit 1 – Long distance licensees – June 2008
• Exhibit 2 – Telefónica Telecom at a glance
• Exhibit 3 – Colombia Telecom – company history
• Exhibit 4 – Colombia Telecom – privatisation
• Exhibit 5 – Barranquilla Telecomunicaciones (liquidated)
• Exhibit 6 – ETB at a glance
• Exhibit 7 – UNE-EPM – telecom subsidiaries
• Exhibit 8 – Orbitel – history
• Exhibit 9 – Telmex Colombia at a glance
• Exhibit 10 – Telmex Colombia – acquisition of AT&T
• Exhibit 11 – Major submarine cable networks landing in Colombia

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