VTR (telecom company)
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Liberty Global |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Vía Trans Radio Chilena |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Av. Apoquindo Nº4800, Las Condes, , |
Area served | All regions of Chile |
Key people | David Leonard, Guillermo Ponce |
| Products | Internet Cable television Telephony mobile telephony |
| Parent | Liberty Global |
| Website | vtr.com |
VTR Globalcom S.A. is a Chilean telecommunications company. It is the country's largest provider of subscription television, with 1,065,675 subscribers (32.8% market share, as of September 2017),[1] and of fixed broadband Internet access (38.0% share, as of September 2017).[2] It is also the second largest provider of fixed telephone service (20.0%, as of September 2017), behind Telefónica.[3] It also has a small but growing participation (0.90%, as of September 2017) in the mobile phone business.[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
- ^ www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1_SERIES_SERVICIOS_LIMITADOS_TV_SEP17_221117.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1_SERIES_CONEXIONES_INTERNET_FIJA_SEP17_211117.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1_SERIES_LINEAS_TELEFONICAS_SEP17_031117.xlsx
- ^ http://www.subtel.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1_ABONADOS_MOVILES_SEP17_021117.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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