VTR (telecom company)
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Type | Subsidiary of [1] |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | Vía Trans Radio Chilena |
Founded | March 15, 1928 |
Headquarters | Av. Apoquindo Nº4800, Las Condes, Santiago , Chile |
Area served | All regions of Chile |
Key people | David Leonard, Guillermo Ponce |
Products | Internet Cable television Telephony mobile telephony |
Parent | |
Website | vtr.com |
VTR (Vía Trans Radio) Comunicaciones SpA 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),[2] and of fixed broadband Internet access (38.0% share, as of September 2017).[3] It is also the second largest provider of fixed telephone service (20.0%, as of September 2017), behind Telefónica.[4] It also has a small but growing participation (0.90%, as of September 2017) in the mobile phone business.[5]
It is wholly owned by following the split of Liberty Latin America from Liberty Global effective December 29, 2017;[6] Grupo Saieh's CorpGroup previously owned 20% until March 2014 when Liberty Global acquired the remaining 20% it did not own.[7][8]
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.[8]
References[]
- ^ http://www.lla.com
- ^ http://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
- ^ https://www.libertyglobal.com/pdf/press-release/LLA-Press-Release-Completion-of-Split-off.pdf
- ^ "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.
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Coordinates: 33°23′39″S 70°37′06″W / 33.39417°S 70.61833°W
- Telecommunications companies of Chile
- Internet service providers
- Cable television companies
- Liberty Global
- Companies based in Santiago
- Telecommunications companies established in 1928
- 1928 establishments in Chile
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