VTR (telecom company)
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Liberty Global |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Vía Trans Radio Chilena |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Av. Del Valle Sur Nº 534, 6th floor, Huechuraba, , |
Area served | All regions of Chile, except Magallanes |
Key people | David Leonard, Guillermo Ponce |
| Products | Internet Cable television Telephony |
| Parent | Liberty Global |
| Website | vtr.com |
VTR Globalcom S.A. is a Chilean telecommunications company. It is the country's largest provider of cable television with 1,008,746 subscribers (a 35.9% market share as of December 2014, which includes satellite television competitors).[1] It is also the second largest provider of fixed broadband Internet access (37.2% market share) and fixed telephone service (20.7%), behind Telefónica, as of December 2014.[2][3] It also has a tiny (0.44%, as of December 2014) participation in the mobile phone business, which is dominated by three other companies.[4]
It is wholly owned by Liberty Global; Grupo Saieh's CorpGroup previously owned 20% until March 2014 when Liberty Global acquired the remaining 20% it didn't own.[5][6]
VTR also owns Bazuca.com, a video rental services company, and —together with Turner Broadcasting System— CNN Chile, a 24-hour news channel based in Santiago.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/images/stories/apoyo_articulos/informacion_estadistica/series_estadisticas/09042015/1_SERIES_SERVICIOS_LIMITADOS_TV_DIC14_170315.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/images/stories/apoyo_articulos/informacion_estadistica/series_estadisticas/09042015/1_SERIES_CONEXIONES_INTERNET_FIJA_DIC14_170315.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1_SERIES_LINEAS_TELEFONICAS_DIC14_1703151.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/images/stories/apoyo_articulos/informacion_estadistica/series_estadisticas/09042015/2_SERIES_CONEXIONES_INTERNET_MOVIL_DIC14_170315.xlsx
- ^ "Liberty Global Acquires Remaining 20% of VTR, Chile's Largest Cable Operator" (PDF). Liberty Global. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ a b "Quiénes Somos". Vtr.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
External links
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